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Rocky Mountain Section - 61st Annual Meeting (11-13 May 2009)

Session No. 13
Tuesday, 12 May 2009: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

T6. Quaternary Tectonics and Earthquake-Hazard Characterization in the Rocky Mountain Region II

 

Christopher B. DuRoss, Greg N. McDonald, Ivan G. Wong and Michael P. Bunds, Advocates
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1:00 PM
OVERVIEW OF SEISMICITY IN UTAH RELEVANT TO SEISMOTECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS
ARABASZ, Walter J., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East Rm 705, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BURLACU, Relu, University of Utah Seismograph Stations, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 705 WBB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, arabasz@seis.utah.edu, arabasz@seis.utah.edu
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1:20 PM
ASSESSING THE EARTHQUAKE GROUND SHAKING HAZARD ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT, UTAH - A LONG AND WINDY ROAD
WONG, Ivan, OLIG, Susan and THOMAS, Patricia A., Seismic Hazards Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com, Ivan_Wong@urscorp.com
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1:40 PM
EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL ALONG THE WASATCH FAULT: TESTING ACCELERATING MOMENT RELEASE (AMR) ALONG ACTIVE NORMAL FAULTS
ROBINSON, Jamie S., Raser Technologies, 5152 N. Edgewood Drive, Provo, UT 84604, MAJOR, Jonathan, Geologic Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, HARRIS, Ron A., Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-349 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and BOWMAN, David, Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, McCarthy Hall Room 254, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, jamie.robinson@rasertech.com, jamie.robinson@rasertech.com
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2:00 PM
GeoEarthScope LIDAR SURVEY ALONG THE NEPHI SEGMENT, WASATCH FAULT, UTAH
BRUHN, Ronald L., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South, 1460 East, Room 383, FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, ron.bruhn@utah.edu, ron.bruhn@utah.edu
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2:20 PM
THE WEST VALLEY FAULT ZONE, SALT LAKE VALLEY, UTAH – WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT ITS SEISMIC HAZARD
HYLLAND, Michael D., Utah Geological Survey, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, mikehylland@utah.gov, mikehylland@utah.gov
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2:40 PM
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF PREHISTORIC EARTHQUAKES ON THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE NEPHI SEGMENT OF THE WASATCH FAULT, UTAH
HORNS, Daniel M., REY, Kevin A., BARNES, Connie S., MCSHINSKY, R. Dawn and PALMER, Mallory, Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Pkwy, MS 179, Orem, UT 84058, hornsda@uvu.edu, hornsda@uvu.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
HOLOCENE PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE NEPHI, WEBER, AND BRIGHAM CITY SEGMENTS OF THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE, UTAH: INSIGHTS FROM RECENT TRENCH INVESTIGATIONS
DUROSS, Christopher B.1, BRIGGS, Richard W.2, CRONE, Anthony J.2, LUND, William R.3, MCDONALD, Greg N.1 and PERSONIUS, Stephen F.2, (1)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Utah Geological Survey, 88 East Fiddler Canyon Road, STE C, Cedar City, UT 84721, christopherduross@utah.gov, christopherduross@utah.gov
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3:40 PM
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MAPLETON MEGATRENCH ABOUT THE RUPTURE BEHAVIOR OF THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE, UTAH
OLIG, Susan S., Seismic Hazard Group, URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, MCDONALD, Greg N., Utah Geological Survey, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, BLACK, Bill D., Western GeoLogic, LLC, 74 N St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, DUROSS, Christopher B., Geologic Hazards Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401 and LUND, William R., Utah Geological Survey, 88 East Fiddler Canyon Road, STE C, Cedar City, UT 84721, susan_olig@urscorp.com, susan_olig@urscorp.com
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4:00 PM
OBSERVATIONS REGARDING WASATCH FAULT VERTICAL SLIP RATES: INSIGHTS USING THE AGE OF SEDIMENTS IN TIMPANOGOS CAVE, UTAH
MAYO, Alan L.1, BRUTHANS, Jiri2, TINGEY, David1, KADLEC, Jaroslav3 and NELSON, Steve T.1, (1)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, 2, Czech Republic, (3)Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, 6, Czech Republic, alan_mayo@live.com, alan_mayo@live.com
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4:20 PM
THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF KISAR ISLAND, INDONESIA
MAJOR, Jonathan R., Geologic Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 and HARRIS, Ron, Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, jon.r.major@gmail.com, jon.r.major@gmail.com
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4:40 PM
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