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Southeastern Section - 61st Annual Meeting (1–2 April 2012)

Session No. 5
Sunday, 1 April 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom, Salon C1 (Marriott Rennaissance)

T12. The August 23, 2011 Virginia Mw5.8 Earthquake: Highlighting Earthquake Hazards Throughout the Southeastern United States

AEG Carolinas Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

David B. Spears, Russell A. Green and Mark W. Carter, Advocates
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8:00 AM
USGS RESPONSE TO THE MINERAL, VIRGINIA MW5.8 EARTHQUAKE OF 23 AUGUST 2011
CARTER, Mark W.1, BLANPIED, Michael L.2, LEEDS, Alena L.3, HARP, Edwin L.4, MCNAMARA, Daniel E.4, HARRISON, Richard W.1 and SCHINDLER, J. Stephen1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 905 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 966 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, mcarter@usgs.gov, mcarter@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
THE IRIS RESPONSE TO THE VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE AND OPPORTUNITIES AS THE USARRAY ENTERS EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
FRASSETTO, Andy, WOODWARD, Robert, BUSBY, Robert, HAFNER, Katrin and GRIDLEY, James, IRIS Consortium, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005, andyf@iris.edu, andyf@iris.edu
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8:40 AM
GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE
SPEARS, David B., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, david.spears@dmme.virginia.gov, david.spears@dmme.virginia.gov
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9:00 AM
RELICT PALEOZOIC FAULTS IN THE EPICENTRAL AREA OF THE AUGUST 23, 2011 VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE; GEOLOGY IN THE FERNCLIFF, VA QUADRANGLE
HUGHES, K. Stephen and HIBBARD, James, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, kshughes@ncsu.edu, kshughes@ncsu.edu
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9:20 AM
FAULTS DELINEATED BY AFTERSHOCKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2011 CENTRAL VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE AND THEIR TECTONIC SETTING
HORTON, J. Wright1, CHAPMAN, Martin C.2, CARTER, Aina M.3, CARTER, Mark W.1, HARRISON, Richard W.1, HERRMANN, Robert B.4 and SNYDER, Stephen L.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Louisa, VA 23093, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, St. Louis University, 203 O'Neil Hall, 3642 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, whorton@usgs.gov, whorton@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF NEOTECTONIC FEATURES IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE
HARRISON, Richard W., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, rharriso@usgs.gov, rharriso@usgs.gov
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
LIQUEFACTION RESULTING FROM THE 2011 CENTRAL VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE
GREEN, Russell A., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 120B Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and LASLEY, Samuel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 20 Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, rugreen@vt.edu, rugreen@vt.edu
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10:40 AM
FINDING FAULT AT THE NORTH ANNA POWER STATION: HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE
BAILEY, Christopher, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, cmbail@wm.edu, cmbail@wm.edu
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11:00 AM
ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE 23 AUGUST 2011 LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, EARTHQUAKE
CARTER, Aina M., Louisa, VA 23093, amcart@wm.edu, amcart@wm.edu
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11:20 AM
THE IMPACTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK NEAR MINERAL VIRGINIA ON GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
FOSTER, Peter J., EMERY, James M. and HARDCASTLE, Kenneth C., Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc, 56 Main St, P.O. Box 1578, Meredith, NH 03253, peterfoster@eggi.com, peterfoster@eggi.com
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11:40 AM
THE LIMITS OF OUR KNOWLEDGE – MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT EARTHQUAKES
DIECCHIO, Richard J., Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, rdiecchi@gmu.edu, rdiecchi@gmu.edu
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