Joint 56th Annual North-Central/ 71st Annual Southeastern Section Meeting - 2022

Session No. 43
Friday, 8 April 2022: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
North Meeting Room 201/202 (Duke Energy Convention Center)

T39. Intraplate Earthquakes in Central and Eastern USA

 

Lewis Owen and Ronald Counts, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
EXPLORING THE EASTERN U.S. FOR EARTHQUAKES OUTSIDE OF THE MAJOR SEISMIC ZONES
PRATT, Thomas, U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192
1:55 PM
QUATERNARY FAULTING IN THE CAMBRIAN REELFOOT RIFT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
VAN ARSDALE, Roy, University of MemphisEarth Sciences, 1 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152-3430
2:15 PM
NEW RESULTS ON LATE PLEISTOCENE FAULTING IN THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE
COX, Randy, Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 488 Patterson Street, Memphis, TN 38152
2:30 PM
ASSESMENT OF ECONOMIC LOSS AND CASUALTIES DUE TO EARTHQUAKES OF DIFFERENT MAGNITUDES AT THE NEW MADRID FAULT ZONE
AFROZ, Mahmud and ALY, Mohamed H., Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
 
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT INJECTION INDUCED SEISMICITY IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN UNITED STATES
BRUDZINSKI, Michael1, FASOLA, Shannon L.1 and CURRIE, Brian2, (1)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 118 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 118 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
3:15 PM
THE ROME TROUGH: A SEISMICALLY QUIESCENT INTRAPLATE RIFT BOUNDING ACTIVE SEISMIC ZONES
CARPENTER, Seth1, HICKMAN, John B.1, BRUDZINSKI, Michael2, SCHMIDT, Jonathan P.1 and WANG, Zhenming1, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 118 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
3:30 PM
UNKNOWN SEISMIC SOURCES IN EASTERN USA - THE 2020 MW 5.1 SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA EARTHQUAKE AND EVIDENCE OF RECURRENT QUATERNARY DEFORMATION
FIGUEIREDO, Paula, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Dr., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 1, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
3:45 PM
SURFACE RUPTURE FROM THE 9 AUGUST 2020, MW 5.1 SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA EARTHQUAKE AND POSSIBLE PALEOSEISMICITY: EVIDENCE FROM DETAILED BEDROCK AND SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING
MERSCHAT, Arthur and CARTER, Mark W., Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192
4:00 PM
A TALE OF TWO QUAKES: COMPARING THE 2011 M5.7 MINERAL VA AND THE 2020 M5.1 SPARTA NC EARTHQUAKES FROM A GEOLOGIC MAPPING VIEWPOINT
CARTER, Mark1, MERSCHAT, Arthur J.2, HORTON Jr., J. Wright1, BURTON, William2, COUNTS, Ronald3, TUTTLE, Martitia4, GREEN, Russell A.5, PAZZAGLIA, Frank J.6, HILL, Jesse7 and FIGUEIREDO, Paula8, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192; U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192; U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute/Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Brevard Hall, Oxford, MS 38677, (4)M Tuttle & Associates, PO Box 345, Georgetown, ME 04548-0345, (5)Virginia Tech, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 120B Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (6)Lehigh University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (7)North Carolina Geological SurveyDepartment of Environmental Quality, 2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211, (8)Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Dr., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 1, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
4:20 PM
THE MAJOR MISSISSIPPIAN SEISMIC EVENT IN SOUTHERN OHIO AND ITS PROBABLE ORIGIN
FAKHARI, Mohammad, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Rd, Building B, Columbus, OH 43229
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