Southeastern Section - 66th Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 16
Friday, 31 March 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Potomac G (Omni Richmond Hotel)

T9. Seismic Zones, Paleoseismology, and Neotectonics in the Southeastern United States

 

J. Wright Horton Jr. and Ronald Counts, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:20 AM
A SEISMICITY/QUATERNARY FAULTING CORRIDOR IN THE EASTERN TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE: AN UPDATE
COX, Randel Tom1, HATCHER Jr., Robert D.2, COUNTS, Ronald3, GAMBLE, Eric1, GLASBRENNER, Jacob C.4 and WARRELL, Kathleen F.5, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Lorton, VA 22079, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, randycox@memphis.edu, randycox@memphis.edu
Handouts
  • Cox et al ETSZ Richmond.pptx (33.8 MB)
  • 8:40 AM
    COSMOGENIC 26AL-10BE BURIAL DATING OF TENNESSEE AND LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER TERRACE DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE
    GLASBRENNER, Jacob C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, HATCHER Jr., Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, LI, Yingkui, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 304 Burchfiel Geography Building, Knoxville, TN 37996 and COX, Randel T., Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 109 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, jglasbre@utk.edu, jglasbre@utk.edu
    9:00 AM
    PALEOLIQUEFACTION RECONNAISSANCE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA:  IS THERE EVIDENCE FOR LARGE MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKES BETWEEN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE AND CHARLESTON SEISMIC ZONE?
    CARTER, Mark W., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, MCLAURIN, Brett T., Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 and GLASBRENNER, Jacob C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, mcarter@usgs.gov, mcarter@usgs.gov
    9:20 AM
    THE 2011 MINERAL, VIRGINIA, EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERED SHALLOW AFTERSHOCKS ON FAVORABLY ORIENTED STRUCTURES IN AREAS OF POSITIVE STATIC COULOMB STRESS CHANGE
    HORTON Jr., J. Wright1, CARTER, Mark W.2, CHAPMAN, Martin C.3, WU, Qimin3, WITT, Anne C.4 and SHAH, Anjana K.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (4)Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, whorton@usgs.gov, whorton@usgs.gov
    9:40 AM
    INVESTIGATING FAULTED TERRACE DEPOSITS AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL ZOO, WASHINGTON, D.C
    COUNTS, Ronald1, POWARS, David S.1, SCHINDLER, J. Stephen1, HORTON Jr., J. Wright2 and LANDACRE, Bryan D.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, rcounts@usgs.gov, rcounts@usgs.gov
     
    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:20 AM
    FORAMINIFERAL ESTIMATE OF COSEISMIC SUBSIDENCE DURING THE AD 1700 MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKE FROM SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
    ADAMS, C. Scott, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, HAWKES, Andrea D., Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409, ENGELHART, Simon E., Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881 and HORTON, Benjamin P., Sea Level Research, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, csa5733@uncw.edu, csa5733@uncw.edu
    10:40 AM
    GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS ALONG THE CASCADIAN SUBDUCTION ZONE AND THEIR UTILITY IN ESTIMATING COSEISMIC SUBSIDENCE
    O'DONNELL III, Robert J.1, HAWKES, Andrea D.1, ENGELHART, Simon E.2, HORTON, Benjamin P.3 and LANE, Chad S.4, (1)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881, (3)Sea Level Research, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, (4)Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, rjo2661@uncw.edu, rjo2661@uncw.edu
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