Central and Eastern U.S. Workshops
The links in the following agendas are to PDF files of participants that have granted permission to view their presentations at the CEUS workshop.
February 22-23, 2012
Fogelman Center, University of Memphis
Introduction & Overview
- Welcome (Langston)
- Overview of 2008 USGS hazard model (Petersen)
- New issues since 2008
New Madrid source
- Magnitudes
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Rates
- Paleoseismology (Van Arsdale)
- Geodesy (Stein, Frankel, Boyd)
- Models & sensitivity (Petersen)
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Locations
- New information (Pratt, Magnani, Van Arsdale)
- Discussion & recommendations
Historical ("background") seismicity
- Recent noteworthy earthquakes (Chapman, Rubinstein, Horton)
- Catalog & catalog statistics
- Rates ("agrid")
- Mmax (Petersen, Johnston)
- Discussion & recommendations
Perspective
- Canada (Adams)
- Intraplate eqks & source zones (Talwani)
- South Carolina historical earthquakes (Stevenson)
Other sources
- Eastern Tennessee (Hatcher)
- Southern Mississippi Embayment (Cox)
- Cheraw & Meers (Haller)
- Charleston (Haller, Talwani)
- Wabash (Haller)
- Marianna (Haller)
Engineering & public policy
May, 2006
May 2006 CEUS Workshop on National Seismic Hazard Maps
Agenda – 5/2/06 final
May 9, 2006 – Day 1:
8:00 – 8:30 Overview:
Welcome and Overview: Mark Petersen
Background Seismicity: Chuck Mueller
8:30 – 10:00 New England Seismic Hazard Issues (John Ebel moderator):
Seismic History and NE issues: John Ebel
SE Canadian Seismicity: JohnAdams
NE Paleoseimic Data: TishTuttle
Cellular Seismology in the CEUS: Alan Kafka
Discussion from the floor
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:00 New Madrid seismic zone issues (Mark Petersenmoderator):
Paleoseismic: Tish Tuttle
GPS:
Recent Observations: Bob Smalley
CEUS Perspective: Eric Calais
Full Logic Tree: Chris Cramer
Comments and Discussion of Logic Trees (led by Art Frankel)
Discussion
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (on own)
1:30 – 3:00 Other Source Issues (Chris Cramer moderator):
Charleston Source Models:
New Potential Sources from Paleoseismology:
Southwest of Memphis: Haydar Al-Shukri
East Side of Reelfoot Rift: Roy Van Arsdale
Saline River: Randy Cox
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 5:00 User Issues (Chuck Mueller moderator):
Insurance Issues:
Don Windeler, RMS
Ken Campbell, EQE
KarenClark, AIR-Worldwide
User Issues (continued):
Building Code Issues;
Kentucky Issues: Jim Cobb
5:00 – 6:00 General Discussion on Sources (Chuck Mueller moderator)
CEUS Moment Magnitude Historical Catalog: Arch Johnston
Australia vs CEUS – source and recurrence: Trevor Allen
Short Comments on sources (5 min. / 3 slide limit)
Bahrooz Tavakoli – New Madrid Seismicity & Mechanical Model
Bejaichund Mayshree – SCR maximum magnitude and NMSZ
6:00 Adjourn for Dinner
May 10, 2006 – Day 2:
8:00 – 8:15 Overview of Ground Motion Relations: Mark Petersen and Chuck Mueller
8:15 – 10:00 New and Updated Relations:
Toro et al. 1997 Update: Gabriel Toro
Silva et al. 2003 and update: Nick Gregor
EPRI 2003-4 Relations: Bob Youngs
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:00 New and Updated Relations (cont.):
Tavakoli & Pezeshk 2005: Behrooz Tavakoli or Shahram Pezeshk
Atkinson and Boore 2005: Gail Atkinson
Campbell CEUS update: Ken Campbell
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (on own)
1:30 – 3:00 New and Updated Relations (cont.):
Frankel et al. 1996 update: Art Frankel
ENA sigmas: Gail Atkinson for Norm Abrahamson
Australia vs CEUS attenuation: Trevor Allen
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:45 Concerns, Categories and Weights: Chris Cramer
3:45 – 4:45 General Discussion on Relations and Weights
4:45 – 5:00 Workshop Summary: Mark Petersen
