Collett, C. M., Duvall, A. R., Flowers, R.M., Tucker, G. E., & Upton, P. (2019).The timing and style of oblique deformation within New Zealand's Kaikōura Ranges and Marlborough Fault System based on low‐temperature thermochronology. Tectonics, 38,1250–1272. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018TC005268
Camille Collett
I am a Support Geologist with the Earthquake Hazards Program and am currently on detail with the Office of Communications and Publishing as a Public Affairs Specialist.
Biography
I started at the USGS as a Support Geologist with the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) in December, 2019 where I help my team conduct research of active faults (primarily) in the Intermountain West via fieldwork, mapping and other desktop / GIS research methods and by maintaining field equipment and vehicles. Within this position I have contributed to projects related to the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone, the Wasatch fault zone, updates to the National Seismic Hazard Model, and more.
I manage a USGS social media account and help with EHP, GHSC (Geologic Hazards Science Center) and general USGS science outreach, education and communication by creating social media content, through local commnuity outreach, with interactive ArcGIS storymaps (aka Geonarratives - see "Maps" below) and more.
I have been working as a detailee with the Office of Communications and Publishing since March, 2021 where I have helped cover and communicate a variety of science happening within the USGS via media engagement, writing news releases and social media content, and more (see "News", below).
Science and good science communication are what I'm most passionate about. I love working at the USGS and connecting people to the work we do.
Science and Products
Date published: June 24, 2021
Intermountain West, U.S., 2020 Earthquakes
An interactive geonarrative with a plain-language summary of the four 2020 Intermountain West (IMW) earthquakes that occurred in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and California.
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program
Date published: December 4, 2020
The 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence
This USGS geonarrative (Esri Story Map) summarizes the USGS response and findings after the M6.4 on July 4 and M7.1 on July 6, 2019 in Searles Valley, Southern California, and includes links to USGS research publications and data releases.
Date published: June 1, 2021
Summary of proposed changes to geologic inputs for the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) 2023, version 1.0
This data release documents proposed updates to geologic inputs (faults) for the upcoming 2023 National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). This version (1.0) conveys differences between 2014 NSHM fault sources and those recently released in the earthquake geology inputs for the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) 2023, version 1.0 data release by Hatem et al. (2021).
Attribution: Earthquake Hazards Program
Date published: January 21, 2021
Earthquake geology inputs for the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) 2023, version 1.0
This Data Release contains preliminary versions of two related databases: 1) A fault sections database ("NSHM2023_FaultSections_v1"), which depicts the geometry of faults capable of hosting independent earthquakes, and 2) An earthquake geology site information database ("NSHM2023_EQGeoDB_v1"), which contains fault slip-rate constraints at points. These...
Attribution: Geologic Hazards Science Center
Date published: August 18, 2020
Compilation of geologic slip rate constraints used in 1996—2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps
A key input for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) is geologic slip rate data. Yet, no single database exists to house all geologic slip rate data used in these calculations. Here, we compile all geologic slip rates that are reportedly used in U.S. National Seismic Hazard Map (NSHM) releases from 1996, 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2014. Although a new NSHM was released in 2
Attribution: Earthquake Hazards Program
Year Published: 2021
Surface Rupture Map of the 2020 M 6.5 Monte Cristo Range earthquake, Esmeralda and Mineral counties, Nevada
The 15 May 2020, M6.5 Monte Cristo Range earthquake was the largest earthquake in Nevada in over 66 years and occurred in a sparsely populated area of western Nevada about 74 km southeast of the town of Hawthorne. The earthquake produced surface rupture distributed across a 28-km-long zone along the eastward projection of the Candelaria fault in...
Dee, Seth; Koehler, Richard D; Elliott, Austin John; Hatem, Alexandra Elise; Pickering, Alexandra; Pierce, Ian; Seitz, Gordon G.; Collett, Camille Marie; Dawson, Timothy E.; De Masi, Conni; dePolo, Craig M; Hartsorn, Evan; Madugo, Christopher; Trexler, Charles Cashman; Verdugo, Danielle M; Wesnousky, Steven G.; Zachariasen, JudithPre-USGS Publications
Duvall, A. R., Harbert, S. A., Upton, P., Tucker, G. E., Flowers, R. M., & Collett, C. (2020). River patterns reveal two stages of landscape evolution at an oblique convergent margin, Marlborough Fault System, New Zealand. Earth Surface Dynamics, 8(1), 177-194.
Date published: October 28, 2021
Groundwater Flow to Colorado River May Decline by a Third over Next 30 Years
A new study projects that a hot and dry future climate may lead to a 29% decline in Upper Colorado River Basin “baseflow” at the basin outlet by the 2050s, affecting both people and ecosystems.
Date published: September 3, 2021
Media Alert: New Flood Warning Gage in Pack Creek near Moab Utah
A new rapid deployment U.S. Geological Survey flood warning gage has been installed in Pack Creek, 9 miles southeast of Moab, Utah, below the June 2021 wildfire burn area.
Date published: May 26, 2021
Media Advisory: Where Earthquakes Hide in the Desert - Live Online Public Lecture
You are invited to a public lecture about recent surface rupturing earthquakes in the western United States.
Date published: May 21, 2021
Magnitude 6.1 and 7.3 Earthquakes in China
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south-central China near Dali on May 21, 2021 at 9:48 pm local time (May 21 at 13:48 UTC) followed by a magnitude 7.3 on May 22 at 2:04 am local time (May 21 at 18:04 UTC). Seismic instruments indicate both earthquakes originated at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program
Date published: May 12, 2021
USGS Scientists Add Another Piece to Puzzle of How Hurricanes Can Gain Strength
Unique observations collected by U.S. Geological Survey scientists during Hurricane María in 2017, revealed previously unknown ocean processes that may aid in more accurate hurricane forecasting and impact predictions.
Date published: May 4, 2021
Entire U.S. West Coast Now Has Access to ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning
After 15 years of planning and development, the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available to more than 50 million people in California, Oregon and Washington, the most earthquake-prone region in the conterminous U.S.
Date published: April 13, 2021
Women of Hazards Featured During Women’s History Month on @USGS_Quakes Instagram
For Women’s History Month in March 2021 the @USGS_Quakes Instagram featured dozens of photos of female earthquake scientists and shout-outs with the hashtag #EarthquakeWomen from the Earthquake Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center and the Office of Communications and Publishing (OCAP).
Date published: March 24, 2021
Media Advisory: A Jaguar’s Field of Dreams – Live Online Public Lecture
The U.S. Geological Survey public lecture series is back and virtual. News reporters are invited to attend to learn how USGS scientists are helping protect one of the only jaguars that lives in the U.S.
Date published: December 4, 2020
2019 Ridgecrest, California Earthquake Sequence Geonarrative
A new geonarrative (Esri Story Map) summarizes the USGS response and findings after the M6.4 on July 4 and M7.1 on July 6, 2019 in Searles Valley, Southern California.