T252 Central Virginia Earthquakes of 2011: Geology, Geophysics, and Significance for Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America (Posters)

Wednesday, 7 November 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Hall B

Presentations

• 9:00 AM
  HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY FROM DENSE ARRAY RECORDINGS OF THE AUGUST 23, 2011 CENTRAL VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCK SEQUENCE
  Kathy Davenport, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and John Hole, Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences, Blacksburg, VA and Martin C. Chapman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Liang Han, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Diego Quiros, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Larry D. Brown, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Walter D. Mooney, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
  207360 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  PRELIMINARY PASSIVE- AND ACTIVE-SOURCE VS30 RESULTS AT 18 PORTABLE SEISMOGRAPH STATIONS DEPLOYED TO STUDY THE MW 5.8 MINERAL, VA, 23 AUGUST 2011 EARTHQUAKE
  Jack K. Odum, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and William J. Stephenson, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Daniel E. McNamara, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO and Stephen Angster, Earthquake Science Center, Seattle, WA
  208474 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  STRESS TRANSFER FROM THE AUGUST 2011 MINERAL, VIRGINIA, MW 5.8 EARTHQUAKE TO THE EVERONA FAULT – MOUNTAIN RUN FAULT ZONE
  Lisa S. Walsh, University of Maryland, College Park, MD and Laurent G.J. Montési, University of Maryland, College Park, MD and Aaron J. Martin, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  210275 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  WHY WAS THE 23 AUGUST 2011 M 5.8 VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKE SO WIDELY FELT? INFERENCES FROM COMPARISONS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL US AND WESTERN US INTENSITY AND INSTRUMENTAL DATA
  Rufus D. Catchings, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA and David S. Powars, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Mark R. Goldman, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
  210479 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  MAPPING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE AUGUST 23, 2011 EARTHQUAKE IN LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA TO SUPPORT RECOVERY, RESEARCH, AND MITIGATION EFFORTS
  Matthew J. Heller, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Brendan P. McGowan, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
  210540 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  EARTHQUAKE SWARM NEAR ALBANY, NY, AT THE TIME OF THE MINERAL, VA, SEISMIC EVENT
  Robert D. Jacobi, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and John E. Ebel, Boston College, Weston, MA and Alex O'Hara, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  210584 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM RECENT GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SEISMIC ZONE
  David B. Spears, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Amy K. Gilmer, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Charlottesville, VA
  212358 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:00 AM
  STAFFORD FAULT SYSTEM: INVESTIGATING PALEOSEISMICITY IN VIRGINIA
  David S. Powars, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Rufus D. Catchings, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA and James Horton, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
  212504 (Technical Sessions)