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
External Grants - Overview
An Interactive Web-based Application for Earthquake-triggered Ground Failure Inventories
Data Release for the 2023 U.S. 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview
An Updated Vs30 Map for California with Geologic and Topographic Constraints
Earthquake triggered ground failure associated with the M7.1 2018 southcentral Alaska Earthquake (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Database of horizontal component Fourier amplitude spectra of acceleration ground motions from Pacific Northwest earthquakes
Inventory of liquefaction features triggered by the 7 January 2020 M6.4 Puerto Rico earthquake
Field reconnaissance of ground failure triggered by shaking during the 2018 M7.1 Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake
Initial Observations of Landslides triggered by the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake
Ground motion Fourier and response spectra from Utah earthquakes, 2010--2020
Field observations of ground failure triggered by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake sequence
Inventory of landslides triggered by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake sequence
A Global Hybrid Vs30 Map with a Topographic-Slope-Based Default and Regional Map Insets
Ground motions from the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence
Earthquake-triggered ground-failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake
Basin effects from 3D simulated ground motions in the Greater Los Angeles region for use in seismic-hazard analyses
Data-driven adjustments for combined use of NGA-East hard-rock ground motion and site amplification models
The influence of anthropogenic regulation and evaporite dissolution on earthquake-triggered ground failure
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications
Sediment thickness map of United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Strata, and their influence on earthquake ground motions
Ground‐motion variability from kinematic rupture models and the implications for nonergodic probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
Rapid characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, earthquake sequence
High-pass corner frequency selection for implementation in the USGS automated ground motion processing tool
Applying consequence-driven scenario selection to lifelines
Spatially continuous models of aleatory variability in seismic site response for southern California
Earthquake scenario selection for portfolio holders in CEUS: A case study with Oklahoma DOT
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.
gfail_lifelines
USGS automated ground motion processing software
PS2FF
Produce approximated finite fault distances and variance corrections given point source information, for example, Repi (epcentral distance) to Rjb (Joyner-Boore distance) or Rrup (closest distance to rupture).
ShakeMap v4 Software
groundfailure
Point-source to finite-fault distance conversions
Science and Products
External Grants - Overview
An Interactive Web-based Application for Earthquake-triggered Ground Failure Inventories
Data Release for the 2023 U.S. 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview
An Updated Vs30 Map for California with Geologic and Topographic Constraints
Earthquake triggered ground failure associated with the M7.1 2018 southcentral Alaska Earthquake (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Database of horizontal component Fourier amplitude spectra of acceleration ground motions from Pacific Northwest earthquakes
Inventory of liquefaction features triggered by the 7 January 2020 M6.4 Puerto Rico earthquake
Field reconnaissance of ground failure triggered by shaking during the 2018 M7.1 Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake
Initial Observations of Landslides triggered by the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake
Ground motion Fourier and response spectra from Utah earthquakes, 2010--2020
Field observations of ground failure triggered by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake sequence
Inventory of landslides triggered by the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake sequence
A Global Hybrid Vs30 Map with a Topographic-Slope-Based Default and Regional Map Insets
Ground motions from the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, earthquake sequence
Earthquake-triggered ground-failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake
Basin effects from 3D simulated ground motions in the Greater Los Angeles region for use in seismic-hazard analyses
Data-driven adjustments for combined use of NGA-East hard-rock ground motion and site amplification models
The influence of anthropogenic regulation and evaporite dissolution on earthquake-triggered ground failure
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications
Sediment thickness map of United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Strata, and their influence on earthquake ground motions
Ground‐motion variability from kinematic rupture models and the implications for nonergodic probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
Rapid characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, earthquake sequence
High-pass corner frequency selection for implementation in the USGS automated ground motion processing tool
Applying consequence-driven scenario selection to lifelines
Spatially continuous models of aleatory variability in seismic site response for southern California
Earthquake scenario selection for portfolio holders in CEUS: A case study with Oklahoma DOT
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.
gfail_lifelines
USGS automated ground motion processing software
PS2FF
Produce approximated finite fault distances and variance corrections given point source information, for example, Repi (epcentral distance) to Rjb (Joyner-Boore distance) or Rrup (closest distance to rupture).