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Coral reef and overlying marine deposits a few meters above sea level, south of Kaena Point, Hawaii
Date published: July 14, 2017
Status: Active

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: Climate Research and Development Program, Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
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Year Published: 2020

Testing glacial isostatic adjustment models of last-interglacial sea level history in the Bahamas and Bermuda

Part of the spatial variation in the apparent sea-level record of the last interglacial (LIG) period is due to the diverse response of coastlines to glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) processes, particularly where coastlines were close to the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the past two glacial periods. We tested modeled LIG paleo-sea levels on New...

Muhs, Daniel R.; Simmons, Kathleen R.; Schumann, R. Randall; Schweig, Eugene S.; Rowe, Mark P.

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Year Published: 2020

Late Quaternary sea-level history of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA: A test of tectonic uplift and glacial isostatic adjustment models

In 1979, S. Uyeda and H. Kanamori proposed a tectonic model with two end members of a subduction-boundary continuum: the “Chilean” type (shallow dip of the subducting plate, great thrust events, compression, and uplift of the overriding plate) and a “Mariana” type (steep dip of the subducting plate, no great thrust events, tension, and no uplift...

Muhs, Daniel R.; Schweig, Eugene S.; Simmons, Kathleen R.

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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.
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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.

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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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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...

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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.

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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

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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; 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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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.