2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 242
Tuesday, 21 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
208/209 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T38. Geology of Earthquakes, Faults, and Fault Systems

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Kathleen M. Haller, Ryan D. Gold and Anke Friedrich, Advocates
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1:00 PM
POSSIBLE EVIDENCE FOR QUATERNARY DEFORMATION IN THE EAST TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE
GLASBRENNER, Jacob C.1, HATCHER Jr., Robert D.1, COX, Randel Tom2 and GAMBLE, Eric3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, (3)Fisher Arnold, 9180 Crestwyn Hills Drive, Memphis, TN 38125
1:15 PM
THE THOUSAND LAKE FAULT: NORMAL FAULTING AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AT THE COLORADO PLATEAU MARGIN, UTAH
BARTRAM, Hanna C., Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, BAILEY, Christopher, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, FLEMING, Zachariah D. and MARCHETTI, David W., Geology Program, Western Colorado University, 600 N. Adams St, Gunnison, CO 81231
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE AND BASIN FORMATION IN THE OBLIQUE CONVERGENCE REGIME OF NEW ZEALAND’S SOUTH ISLAND
HUBBARD, Mary S., Department of Geology, Utah State University, UMC 4505, Logan, UT 84322 and SEN, Pragnyadipta, Department of Geology, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820
2:00 PM
UPLIFT AND SEISMICITY DRIVEN BY GROUNDWATER DEPLETION IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
AMOS, Colin B.1, AUDET, Pascal2, HAMMOND, William C.3, BÜRGMANN, Roland4, JOHANSON, Ingrid A.5 and BLEWITT, Geoffrey3, (1)Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St. MS 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (3)Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, and Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (4)Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 389 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, (5)Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 215 McCone Hall # 4760, Berkeley, CA 94720-4760
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2:15 PM
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2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
ACTIVE THRUSTING IN SW SICILY (ITALY): HUNTING FOR SEISMOGENIC SOURCES USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
FERRANTI, Luigi1, BURRATO, Pierfrancesco2, GUZZETTA, Laura3, PEPE, Fabrizio4, BARRECA, Giovanni5, MATTIA, Mario6, MONACO, Carmelo5 and BRUNO, Valentina6, (1)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, 80138, Italy, (2)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata, 605, Roma, 00143, Italy, (3)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), Università di Napoli "Federico II", Largo San Marcellino, 10, Napoli, 80138, Italy, (4)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 20/22, Palermo, 90123, Italy, (5)Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Sezione di Scienze della Terra, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo, 19, Catania, 95125, Italy, (6)Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Piazza Roma, 2, Catania, 95123, Italy
3:00 PM
DETAILED FAULT SLIP-HISTORIES BASED ON COSMOGENIC 36CL ANALYSES FROM ABRUZZO, ITALY REVEAL FAULT BEHAVIOUR OVER MULTIPLE EARTHQUAKE CYCLES
GREGORY, Laura C.1, PHILLIPS, Richard J.2, ROBERTS, Gerald P.3, SHANKS, Richard P.4, MCCAFFREY, Ken5, WEDMORE, Luke N.J.6, FAURE-WALKER, Joanna6, BANDUGULA, Vishal7, WATSON, Zoe6 and COWIE, Patience8, (1)School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (2)Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9LT, United Kingdom, (3)Research School of Earth Sciences, UCL/Birkbeck, University of London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, (4)Scottish University Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, East Kilbride, G75 0QF, United Kingdom, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Sourth Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (6)Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, (7)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Sourth Road, Durham, DH1 3lE, United Kingdom, (8)Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, N5020, Norway
3:15 PM
WHAT LATENT STRESSES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FAILED RIFTS? A CASE STUDY OF THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT, NORTHCENTRAL US
LEVANDOWSKI, Will, US Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, MS-966, PO BOX 25046, Denver, CO 80225
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3:30 PM
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3:45 PM
FAULT-SOURCE MODELING FOR THE 2014 UPDATE OF THE USGS NATIONAL SEISMIC HAZARD MAPS
HALLER, Kathleen M., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
4:00 PM
APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE DOCUMENTATION OF QUATERNARY FAULTS IN MÉXICO
CID VILLEGAS, Gonzalo, MENDOZA, Carlos and LÓPEZ QUIROZ, Penélope, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla No. 3001, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico
4:15 PM
POSSIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NORUMBEGA, EASTFORD, AND MISERY HILL FAULTS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EVIDENCE FOR POST-TRIASSIC AND LATE CENOZOIC DEFORMATION
MARPLE, Ronald, Consulting Geologist, 1516 Loblolly Drive, Harker Heights, TX 76548, ALTAMURA, Robert J., Consulting Geologist, 1601 Yardal Rd, State College, PA 16801 and HURD, James, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Connecticut U-87, Room 308, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269
4:30 PM
UNIQUE GEOMORPHIC STRAIN GAUGES TO ASSESS FAULT SEISMOGENIC PROBABILITY IN A REACTIVATED SCR ENVIRONMENT
COPPERSMITH, Ryan, Coppersmith Consulting Inc, 2121 North California Blvd, Suite 290, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, HANSON, Kathryn, AMEC E&I, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612, NEVELING, Johann, Council for Geosciences, Private Bag x112, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa and REDDERING, Koos, Council for Geosciences, Port Elizabeth, 6065, South Africa
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