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

Session No. 293
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T63. Intraplate Earthquakes, Seismotectonics, and Geodynamics in Eastern and Central North America (Posters)

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; EarthScope; U.S. Geological Survey
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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USING A 3D SURFICIAL GEOLOGY MODEL TO MAP SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY AND FUNDAMENTAL SITE PERIOD FOR SEISMIC SITE RESPONSE IN THE OTTAWA AND ST. LAWRENCE VALLEYS
PARENT, Michel1, NASTEV, Miroslav2, ROSS, Martin A.3, HOWLETT, Danielle4, BENOIT, Nicolas1 and CARRIER, Marc-André1, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 490, de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, miparent@NRCan.gc.ca
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MASSACHUSETTS BAY LINEAMENT: A SUBMERGED, 100-KM-LONG, NORTHWEST-TRENDING BRITTLE FAULT ZONE EAST OF BOSTON, MA?
MARPLE, Ronald, Consulting Geologist, 1516 Loblolly Drive, Harker Heights, TX 76548 and ALTAMURA, Robert J., Consulting Geologist, 1601 Yardal Rd, State College, PA 16801, ronmarple@verizon.net
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GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSING OF THE 2015 MICROEARTHQUAKE SWARM AT PLAINFIELD, CONNECTICUT
AUBIN, Parker W.1, EBEL, John E.1 and THOMAS, Margaret A.2, (1)Weston Observatory, Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 381 Concord Rd, Weston, MA 02493, (2)Connecticut Geological Survey, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm St, Hartford, CT 06106, aubinpa@bc.edu
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DC SHAKE: LOCAL SITE EFFECTS AND VARIATIONS IN EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC
PRATT, Thomas1, HORTON Jr., J. Wright2, HOUGH, Susan3, MUNOZ, Jessica1, CHAPMAN, Martin C.4, OLGUN, C. Guney5 and BEALE, Jacob N.6, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 905, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 525 S. Wilson Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (5)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 111A Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (6)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Virignia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, tpratt@usgs.gov
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF FAULT COMPILATION MAPPING IN THE SEISMICALLY ACTIVE AREAS OF VIRGINIA
WITT, Anne C., KELLY, Wendy and HELLER, Matthew J., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, anne.witt@dmme.virginia.gov
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STREAM PROFILES OF SOUTH ANNA RIVER TRIBUTARIES TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE LONG-LIVED SEISMICALLY INDUCED UPLIFT IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE
RIVERA-BANUCHI, Victoria B. and HUGHES, K. Stephen, Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681, victoria.rivera3@upr.edu
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OUTCROP-SCALE BRITTLE FAULTING IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE:  PALEOZOIC TO MESOZOIC RELICTS, OR EVIDENCE FOR CENOZOIC NEOTECTONISM?
CARTER, Mark W., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, mcarter@usgs.gov
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A SEISMOTECTONIC MODEL FOR THE EASTERN TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF RELOCATED HYPOCENTERS
POWELL, Christine A., Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, 3890 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152, LANGSTON, Charles A., University of Memphis, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, 3890 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38152 and THOMAS, William A., Emeritus University of Kentucky, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, capowell@memphis.edu
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BODY FORCES ROTATE AND AUGMENT DIFFERENTIAL STRESS IN THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE
LEVANDOWSKI, Will, US Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, MS-966, PO BOX 25046, Denver, CO 80225, BOYD, Oliver S., U.S. Geological Survey, 3876 Central Ave, Suite 2, Memphis, TN 38152 and RAMIREZ-GUZMAN, Leonardo, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, wlevandowski@usgs.gov
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