13 Quaternary Tectonics and Earthquake-Hazard Characterization in the Rocky Mountain Region II

Tuesday, 12 May 2009
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Presentations

• 1:00 PM
  OVERVIEW OF SEISMICITY IN UTAH RELEVANT TO SEISMOTECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS
  Walter J. Arabasz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Relu Burlacu, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  157987 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:20 PM
  ASSESSING THE EARTHQUAKE GROUND SHAKING HAZARD ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT, UTAH - A LONG AND WINDY ROAD
  Ivan Wong, URS Corporation, Oakland, CA and Susan Olig, URS Corporation, Oakland, CA and Patricia A. Thomas, URS Corporation, Oakland, CA
  157941 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:40 PM
  EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL ALONG THE WASATCH FAULT: TESTING ACCELERATING MOMENT RELEASE (AMR) ALONG ACTIVE NORMAL FAULTS
  Jamie S. Robinson, Raser Technologies, Provo, UT and Jonathan Major, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Ron A. Harris, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and David Bowman, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
  157953 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  GeoEarthScope LIDAR SURVEY ALONG THE NEPHI SEGMENT, WASATCH FAULT, UTAH
  Ronald L. Bruhn, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  157756 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  THE WEST VALLEY FAULT ZONE, SALT LAKE VALLEY, UTAH – WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT ITS SEISMIC HAZARD
  Michael D. Hylland, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT
  158045 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:40 PM
  NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF PREHISTORIC EARTHQUAKES ON THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE NEPHI SEGMENT OF THE WASATCH FAULT, UTAH
  Daniel M. Horns, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT and Kevin A. Rey, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT and Connie S. Barnes, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT and R. Dawn McShinsky, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT and Mallory Palmer, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
  157292 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:20 PM
  HOLOCENE PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF THE NEPHI, WEBER, AND BRIGHAM CITY SEGMENTS OF THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE, UTAH: INSIGHTS FROM RECENT TRENCH INVESTIGATIONS
  Christopher B. DuRoss, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Richard W. Briggs, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Anthony J. Crone, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and William R. Lund, Utah Geological Survey, Cedar City, UT and Greg N. McDonald, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Stephen F. Personius, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  157648 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:40 PM
  LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MAPLETON MEGATRENCH ABOUT THE RUPTURE BEHAVIOR OF THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE, UTAH
  Susan S. Olig, URS Corporation, Oakland, CA and Greg N. McDonald, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Bill D. Black, Western GeoLogic, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT and Christopher B. DuRoss, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO and William R. Lund, Utah Geological Survey, Cedar City, UT
  157827 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  OBSERVATIONS REGARDING WASATCH FAULT VERTICAL SLIP RATES: INSIGHTS USING THE AGE OF SEDIMENTS IN TIMPANOGOS CAVE, UTAH
  Alan L. Mayo, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Jiri Bruthans, Charles University, Prague, N/A and David Tingey, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Jaroslav Kadlec, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, N/A and Steve T. Nelson, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  157889 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:20 PM
  THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF KISAR ISLAND, INDONESIA
  Jonathan R. Major, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Ron Harris, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  157822 (Theme Sessions)