GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 241
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Chelan 5 (The Conference Center)

T181. The Geological Signature of Natural Hazard Events II

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Peter Bobrowsky, David H. Huntley, Jasper Knight and Catherine Chague-Goff, Advocates
1:30 PM
NEW EVIDENCE SUPPORTING PROBABLE EARTHQUAKE NUCLEATION SITE ALONG THE CENTRAL MAYNARD LAKE FAULT WITHIN THE LEFT-LATERAL PAHRANAGAT SHEAR ZONE, NEVADA, USA
PECK, Alexander M., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, pecka2@unlv.nevada.edu
1:45 PM
VERTICAL-DISPLACEMENT HISTORY OF AN ACTIVE BASIN AND RANGE FAULT BASED ON INTEGRATION OF GEOMORPHOLOGIC, STRATIGRAPHIC, AND STRUCTURAL DATA
CARENA, Sara and FRIEDRICH, Anke M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, University of Munich, Luisenstr. 37, Munich, 80333, Germany, scarena@iaag.geo.uni-muenchen.de
2:00 PM
BEACH RIDGES, BURIED EROSIONAL SCARPS AND OVERHANGING SOILS EVIDENCE RECURRING PAST CO-SEISMIC SUBSIDENCE MIDWAY ALONG THE AREA OF THE GIANT 1960 CHILE EARTHQUAKE
CISTERNAS, Marco, Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso 1, Chile; Millennium Nucleus CYCLO, Valdivia, 509 0000, Chile, MIZOBE, Cyntia, Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso 1, Chile, WESSON, Robert L., US Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, ELY, Lisa L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, MUÑOZ, Ariel, Instituto de Geografia, Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Valparaíso, 2340000, Chile, DURA, Tina, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, VALDEBENITO, Galo, Instituto de Obras Civiles, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, 509 0000, Chile and MELNICK, Daniel, Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Austral, Valdivia, 509 0000, Chile; Millennium Nucleus CYCLO, Valdivia, 509 0000, Chile, marco.cisternas@pucv.cl
2:15 PM
HOLOCENE MARINE ABRASION PLATFORMS EAST OF THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE SANTA YNEZ FAULT NEAR SANTA BARBARA, CA SUGGEST M 7-8 EARTHQUAKES ARE POSSIBLE
KELLER, Edward A. and MOREL, D.L., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, keller@geol.ucsb.edu
2:30 PM
THE SKIPJACK ISLAND FAULT ZONE - AN ACTIVE TRANSCURRENT STRUCTURE WITHIN THE UPPER PLATE OF THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION COMPLEX
GREENE, H. Gary, Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, 620 University Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, BARRIE, Vaughn, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada and TODD, Brian J., Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive (P.O. Box 1006), Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, greene@mlml.calstate.edu
 
2:45 PM
Discussion
 
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
CHALLENGES WITH RADIOCARBON DATING LANDSLIDES
GEERTSEMA, Marten, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 1044 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, Canada, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca
3:30 PM
WHEN IS A SURGE NOT A SURGE? THAT IS THE PERPLEXING QUESTION
HICKSON, Catherine J., Tuya Terra Geo Corp., 1503 - 4149 Maywood Street, Burnaby, BC V5H 4E9, Canada, ttgeo@telus.net
Handouts
  • GSA Seattle Surges and Mt St Helens_FINAL.pdf (9.1 MB)
  • 3:45 PM
    BLOCKS AND LAPILLI AND ASH, OH MY! INTERPRETATION OF VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSITS
    MAJOR, Jon J. and PIERSON, Thomas C., U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 S.E. Cardinal Court #100, Vancouver, WA 98683-9589, jjmajor@usgs.gov
    4:00 PM
    THE WEST SALT CREEK ROCK AVALANCHE, SAG POND, AND OUTBURST FLOOD: MORPHOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL SIGNATURES FROM A SERIES OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS
    COE, Jeffrey A., BESSETTE-KIRTON, Erin K., BAUM, Rex L., SMITH, Joel B., SCHMITT, Robert G. and GEIGER, John W., U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, jcoe@usgs.gov
    4:15 PM
    SIGNATURES OF LANDSLIDE-GENERATED WAVES IN THE SOUTHERNMOST COAST MOUNTAINS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
    ROBERTS, Nicholas J., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, GEERTSEMA, Marten, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 1044 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, Canada, KWOLL, Eva, Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada, CLAGUE, John, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada and VENDITTI, Jeremy G., Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, nickr@sfu.ca
    4:30 PM
    ROCK AVALANCHE SEDIMENTOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
    SHUGAR, Dan H., School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402, dshugar@uw.edu
     
    4:45 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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