2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 321
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Room 336 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T186. Estimating the Timing and Characteristics of Continental Earthquakes from Geologic Data

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Mark Quigley and Timothy Stahl, Session Chairs
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1:30 PM
LAKE SEDIMENTS AS NATURAL SEISMOGRAPHS: EARTHQUAKE-RELATED DEFORMATION IN CENTRAL CANADIAN LAKES
WALLACE, Katherine E., Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, EYLES, Nick, Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, DOUGHTY, Michael, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, EYLES, Carolyn H., Integrated Science Program & School of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, DAURIO, Louise, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada and BOYCE, Joseph I., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, kwallace@utsc.utoronto.ca
1:45 PM
ESTIMATING TIMING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PALEOEARTHQUAKES FROM PALEOLIQUEFACTION DATA
WOLF, Lorraine W., Geosciences, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, TUTTLE, Martitia, M.Tuttle & Associates, P.O. Box 345, Georgetown, ME 04548, MAYNE, Paul, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, DYER-WILLIAMS, Kathleen, VanLeen Associates, P.O. Box 156, Columbia, MD 21045 and LAFFERTY, Robert, Laffrety & Hess Consultants, PLLC, 16400 Sigmond Lane, Lowell, AR 72745, wolflor@auburn.edu
2:00 PM
TIMING AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF POSTGLACIAL FAULTING IN SOUTHWESTERN DENMARK
SANDERSEN, Peter B.E., Dept. of Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Lyseng Alle 1, Højbjerg, DK-8270, Denmark and JØRGENSEN, Flemming, Dept. of Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Lyseng Alle 1, Højbjerg, DK-8270, Denmark, psa@geus.dk
2:15 PM
COSEISMIC ORIGIN OF TRANSGRAVEL FRACTURES NON-LITHIFIED CLASTIC DEPOSITS
FRIEDRICH, Anke M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Munich, Luisenstr. 37, Munich, 80333, Germany, KÜBLER, Simon, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians University, Luisenstrasse 37, Munich, 80333, Germany and STRECKER, Manfred R., Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, University Potsdam, K.-Liebknecht-Str.24/25, Haus 27, Golm-Potsdam, 14476, Germany, friedrich@lmu.de
2:30 PM
THREE HISTORIC GROUND RUPTURING EARTHQUAKES IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, SAN ANDREAS FAULT: REFINING AGE ESTIMATES WITH 14C WIGGLE-MATCHING AND EARLY HISTORIC REPORTS
STREIG, Ashley, Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, DAWSON, Timothy, California Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 520, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WELDON II, Ray J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, GAVIN, Daniel, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 and GUILDERSON, Tom, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, streig@uoregon.edu
2:45 PM
PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF AN IMBRICATE REVERSE FAULT SYSTEM, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND: MAXIMUM MOMENT MAGNITUDES
STAHL, Timothy, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, xxx, New Zealand and QUIGLEY, Mark, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, stahl.geo@gmail.com
3:00 PM
QUANTITATIVE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF BANK'S PENINSULA PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO FORCING MECHANISMS FOR LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN CONTINENTAL EARTHQUAKE ZONES
BAREFOOT, Eric A., Geological Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, Mitchell Hall Campus Box #3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315 and QUIGLEY, Mark, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, ericbarefoot@unc.edu
3:15 PM
CONTEMPORARY AND PALEO-ROCKFALLS AS PROXIES FOR STRONG GROUND MOTIONS
QUIGLEY, Mark, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, BORELLA, Josh, Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, MACKEY, Ben, Otago Regional Council, Otago Regional Council, Dunedin, 8000, New Zealand, SOHBATI, Reza, Nordic Laboratory for Luminescence Dating, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, Risoe DTU, Roskilde, DK-4000, Denmark, BRADLEY, Brendon A., Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, MURRAY, Andrew, Nordic Laboratory for Luminescence Dating, Risø DTU, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark and VICK, Louise, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, mark.quigley@canterbury.ac.nz
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