Eugene S Schweig

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Date published: July 14, 2017

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Geologic Records of High Sea Levels

This project studies past high sea levels on coastlines that preserve fossil coral reefs or marine terraces. We ascertain the magnitudes of sea-level high stands by field mapping, stratigraphic measurements, and precise elevation measurements. Geochronology is accomplished by radiocarbon dating of mollusks (for Holocene-to-last-glacial deposits), uranium-series dating of corals (for high-sea...

Contacts: Daniel Muhs, Jeff Pigati, R. Randall Schumann, Eugene S Schweig, Kathleen Simmons, Gary Skipp

Attribution: Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

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Year Published: 2017

Late Quaternary uplift along the North America-Caribbean plate boundary: Evidence from the sea level record of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

The tectonic setting of the North America-Caribbean plate boundary has been studied intensively, but some aspects are still poorly understood, particularly along the Oriente fault zone. Guantanamo Bay, southern Cuba, is considered to be on a coastline that is under a transpressive tectonic regime along this zone, and is hypothesized to have a low...

Muhs, Daniel R.; Schweig, Eugene S.; Simmons, Kathleen; Halley, Robert B.

Attribution: Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Climate Research and Development Program, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Land Change Science Program, United States of America

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Muhs, D.R., Schweig, E.S., Simmons, K.R., Halley, R.B., 2017. Late Quaternary uplift along the North America-Caribbean plate boundary: Evidence from the sea level record of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 178, p. 54-76.

Year Published: 2009

St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project - A Progress Report-November 2008

St. Louis has experienced minor earthquake damage at least 12 times in the past 200 years. Because of this history and its proximity to known active earthquake zones, the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project (SLAEHMP) is producing digital maps that show variability of earthquake hazards, including liquefaction and ground shaking, in...

Karadeniz, D.; Rogers, J.D.; Williams, R.A.; Cramer, C.H.; Bauer, R.A.; Hoffman, D.; Chung, J.; Hempen, G.L.; Steckel, P.H.; Boyd, O.L.; Watkins, C.M.; McCallister, N.S.; Schweig, E.

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St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project - A Progress Report-November 2008; 2009; OFR; 2009-1059; Karadeniz, D.; Rogers, J. D.; Williams, R. A.; Cramer, C. H.; Bauer, R. A.; Hoffman, D.; Chung, J.; Hempen, G. L.; Steckel, P. H.; Boyd, O. L.; Watkins, C. M.; McCallister, N. S.; Schweig, E.

Year Published: 2007

Facing tomorrow’s challenges—U.S. Geological Survey science in the decade 2007–2017

Executive SummaryIn order for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to respond to evolving national and global priorities, it must periodically reflect on, and optimize, its strategic directions. This report is the first comprehensive science strategy since the early 1990s to examine critically major USGS science goals and priorities.The development...

Attribution: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

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U.S. Geological Survey, 2007, Facing tomorrow’s challenges—U.S. Geological Survey science in the decade 2007–2017: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1309, 67 p.

Year Published: 2007

St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project

St. Louis has experienced minor earthquake damage at least 12 times in the past 200 years. Because of this history and its proximity to known active earthquake zones, the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project will produce digital maps that show variability of earthquake hazards in the St. Louis area. The maps will be available free via...

Williams, Robert A.; Steckel, Phyllis; Schweig, Eugene

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St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project; 2007; FS; 2007-3073; Williams, Robert A.; Steckel, Phyllis; Schweig, Eugene

Year Published: 2007

USGS goals for the coming decade

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) proposes six strategic directions for managing ecosystems along with modernization of observation networks of land, water, and biological resources.

Myers, M.D.; Ayers, M.A.; Baron, Jill S.; Beauchemin, P.R.; Goldhaber, Martin B.; Hutchinson, Deborah R.; LaBaugh, James W.; Sayre, Roger G.; Schwarzbach, Steven E.; Schweig, Eugene S.; Thormodsgard, June M.; van Riper, Charles; Wilde, W.

Attribution: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

Year Published: 2007

Earthquake hazard in the heart of the homeland

Evidence that earthquakes threaten the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash River valleys of the Central United States abounds. In fact, several of the largest historical earthquakes to strike the continental United States occurred in the winter of 1811-1812 along the New Madrid seismic zone, which stretches from just west of Memphis, Tenn., into...

Gomberg, Joan; Schweig, Eugene

Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards, Rocky Mountain, United States of America

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Earthquake Hazard in the Heart of the Homeland; 2007; FS; 2006-3125; Gomberg, Joan; Schweig, Eugene

Year Published: 2006

Urban seismic hazard mapping for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, but scientists can forecast how strongly the ground is likely to shake as a result of an earthquake. Seismic hazard maps provide one way of conveying such forecasts. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which produces seismic hazard maps for the Nation, is now engaged in developing more detailed maps for vulnerable...

Gomberg, Joan

Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards, Tennessee, United States of America

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Urban Seismic Hazard Mapping for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; 2006; FS; 2005-3142; Gomberg, Joan

Year Published: 2006

First USGS urban seismic hazard maps predict the effects of soils

Probabilistic and scenario urban seismic hazard maps have been produced for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee covering a six-quadrangle area of the city. The nine probabilistic maps are for peak ground acceleration and 0.2 s and 1.0 s spectral acceleration and for 10%, 5%, and 2% probability of being exceeded in 50 years. Six scenario maps for...

Cramer, C.H.; Gomberg, J.S.; Schweig, E.S.; Waldron, B.A.; Tucker, K.

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First USGS urban seismic hazard maps predict the effects of soils; 2006; Article; Journal; Seismological Research Letters; Cramer, C. H.; Gomberg, J. S.; Schweig, E. S.; Waldron, B. A.; Tucker, K.

Year Published: 2005

Evidence for New Madrid earthquakes in A.D. 300 and 2350 B.C

Six episodes of earthquake-induced liquefaction are associated with soil horizons containing artifacts of the Late Archaic (3000-500 B.C.) and Early to Middle Woodland (500 B.C.-A.D. 400) cultural periods at the Burkett archaeological site in the northern part of the New Madrid seismic zone, where little information about prehistoric earthquakes...

Tuttle, M.P.; Schweig, E. S.; Campbell, J.; Thomas, P.M.; Sims, J.D.; Lafferty, R. H.

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Evidence for New Madrid earthquakes in A.D. 300 and 2350 B.C; 2005; Article; Journal; Seismological Research Letters; Tuttle, M. P.; Schweig, III, E. S.; Campbell, J.; Thomas, P. M.; Sims, J. D.; Lafferty, III, R. H.

Year Published: 2004

The Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, seismic hazard maps

Cramer, Chris H.; Gomberg, Joan S.; Schweig, Eugene S.; Waldron, Brian A.; Tucker, Kathleen

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The Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, seismic hazard maps; 2004; OFR; 2004-1294; Cramer, Chris H.; Gomberg, Joan S.; Schweig, Eugene S.; Waldron, Brian A.; Tucker, Kathleen

Year Published: 2004

Sensitivity analysis of seismic hazard for the northwestern portion of the state of Gujarat, India

We test the sensitivity of seismic hazard to three fault source models for the northwestern portion of Gujarat, India. The models incorporate different characteristic earthquake magnitudes on three faults with individual recurrence intervals of either 800 or 1600 years. These recurrence intervals imply that large earthquakes occur on one of these...

Petersen, M.D.; Rastogi, B.K.; Schweig, E.S.; Harmsen, S.C.; Gomberg, J.S.

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Sensitivity analysis of seismic hazard for the northwestern portion of the state of Gujarat, India; 2004; Article; Journal; Tectonophysics; Petersen, M. D.; Rastogi, B. K.; Schweig, E. S.; Harmsen, S. C.; Gomberg, J. S.

Year Published: 2003

A Rapid Array Mobilization Procedure (RAMP) agreement for the central United States

Bodin, Paul; Pavlis, Gary; Schweig, Eugene; Gomberg, Joan

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A Rapid Array Mobilization Procedure (RAMP) agreement for the central United States; 2003; OFR; 2003-15; Bodin, Paul; Pavlis, Gary; Schweig, Eugene; Gomberg, Joan

Pre-USGS Publications

The St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project – SLAEHMP

Cramer, C.H., Karadeniz, D., Rogers, J. D., Williams, R.A., Bauer, R. A., Hoffman, D., Chung, J., Hempen, G. L., Steckel, P. J., Boyd, O. S., Watkins, C. M., McCalliser, N. S., and Schweig, E., 2010, The St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project – SLAEHMP: Proceedings of the Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering, 10 p.