Eric M Thompson
Eric Thompson is a research geophysicist with the USGS in Golden. He joined the USGS in 2015 where he participates in research, development, and operations of many earthquake hazard products, including near-real-time earthquake hazard products.
Professional Experience
5/2015-Present: Research Geophysicist, USGS, Golden, Colorado.
4/2013-4/2015: Adjunct Professor, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University.
1/2014-3/2015: Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles.
9/2010-9/2013: Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University.
3/2009-8/2010: Postdoctoral Researcher/Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University.
Education and Certifications
2009 Ph.D., Tufts University, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
2002 B.S., University of California at Santa Cruz, Earth Science.
Honors and Awards
2022: Superior Service Award for activities in the planning and development of ground motion processing software named gmprocess.
2019: FEMA Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions in support of national level earthquake exercise.
2018: Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) Award for Excellence Use of Technology for developing the ShakeMap Scenario Suite.
Science and Products
Database of ground motions from tectonic and volcanic events, Hawaii, 2018
Database of ground motions from in-slab earthquakes near Anchorage, Alaska, 2008-2019
A database of instrumentally recorded ground motion intensity measurements from induced earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas
An Open Repository of Earthquake-Triggered Ground-Failure Inventories
Shakemap earthquake scenario: Building Seismic Safety Council 2014 Event Set (BSSC2014)
Liquefaction observations from ten earthquakes in the US, Japan, China, and Taiwan
Sediment thickness and ground motion site amplification along the United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
Improving the Development Pipelines for USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Real-Time and Scenario Products
Partitioning ground motion uncertainty when conditioned on station data
Ground failure triggered by the 7 January 2020 M6.4 Puerto Rico earthquake
Automated detection of clipping in broadband earthquake records
The impact of 3D finite‐fault information on ground‐motion forecasting for earthquake early warning
Basin and site effects in the U.S. Pacific Northwest estimated from small‐magnitude earthquakes
The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction
Selection of random vibration theory procedures for the NGA-East project and ground-motion modeling
ShakeMap operations, policies, and procedures
Evaluation of remote mapping techniques for earthquake-triggered landslide inventories in an urban subarctic environment: A case study of the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
A near-real-time model for estimating probability of road obstruction due to earthquake-triggered landslides
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Database of ground motions from tectonic and volcanic events, Hawaii, 2018
Database of ground motions from in-slab earthquakes near Anchorage, Alaska, 2008-2019
A database of instrumentally recorded ground motion intensity measurements from induced earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas
An Open Repository of Earthquake-Triggered Ground-Failure Inventories
Shakemap earthquake scenario: Building Seismic Safety Council 2014 Event Set (BSSC2014)
Liquefaction observations from ten earthquakes in the US, Japan, China, and Taiwan
Sediment thickness and ground motion site amplification along the United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
Improving the Development Pipelines for USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Real-Time and Scenario Products
Partitioning ground motion uncertainty when conditioned on station data
Ground failure triggered by the 7 January 2020 M6.4 Puerto Rico earthquake
Automated detection of clipping in broadband earthquake records
The impact of 3D finite‐fault information on ground‐motion forecasting for earthquake early warning
Basin and site effects in the U.S. Pacific Northwest estimated from small‐magnitude earthquakes
The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction
Selection of random vibration theory procedures for the NGA-East project and ground-motion modeling
ShakeMap operations, policies, and procedures
Evaluation of remote mapping techniques for earthquake-triggered landslide inventories in an urban subarctic environment: A case study of the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
A near-real-time model for estimating probability of road obstruction due to earthquake-triggered landslides
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.