Eugene S Schweig (Former Employee)
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The enigma of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812
Continental North America's greatest earthquake sequence struck on the western frontier of the United States. The frontier was not then California but the valley of the continent's greatest river, the Mississippi, and the sequence was the New Madrid earthquakes of the winter of 1811–1812. Their described impacts on the land and the river were so dramatic as to produce widespread modern disbelief.
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A. C. Johnston, E. S. Schweig
Recognizing and dating prehistoric liquefaction features: Lessons learned in the New Madrid seismic zone, central United States
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), which experienced severe liquefaction during the great New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 as well as during several prehistoric earthquakes, is a superb laboratory for the study of world-class, arthquake-induced liquefaction features and their use in paleoseismology. In seismically active regions like the NMSZ, frequent large earthquakes can prod
Authors
M. P. Tuttle, E. S. Schweig
Sand boils induced by the 1993 Mississippi River flood: Could they one day be misinterpreted as earthquake-induced liquefaction?
In areas that are seismically active but lacking clear surficial faulting, many paleoearthquake studies depend on the interpretation of ancient liquefaction features (sand blows) as indicators of prehistoric seismicity. Sand blows, however, can be mimicked by nonseismic sand boils formed by water seeping beneath levees during floods. We examined sand boils induced by the Mississippi River flood of
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Y. Li, J. Craven, E. S. Schweig, S. F. Obermeier
Use of archaeology to date liquefaction features and seismic events in the new madrid seismic zone, Central United States
Prehistoric earthquake-induced liquefaction features occur in association with Native American occupation horizons in the New Madrid seismic zone. Age control of these liquefaction features, including sand-blow deposits, sand-blow craters, and sand dikes, can be accomplished by extensive sampling and flotation processing of datable materials as well as archaeobotanical analysis of associated archa
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Martitia P. Tuttle, R. H. Lafferty, M. J. Guccione, E. S. Schweig, N. Lopinot, R. F. Cande, Kathleen Dyer-Williams, M. Haynes
Uncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley
No abstract available.
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Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Victoria E. Langenheim, Eugene Schweig, Peter H. Stauffer, James W. Hendley
Crustal geophysics gives insight into new madrid seismic zone
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T. G. Hildenbrand, Eugene S. Schweig, Rufus D. Catchings, Victoria E. Langenheim, Walter D. Mooney, Thomas L. Pratt, W. D. Stanley
Shallow deformation along the Crittenden County fault zone near the southeastern margin of the Reelfoot Rift, northeastern Arkansas
No abstract available.
Authors
E. A. Luzietti, L.R. Kanter, E. S. Schweig, K. M. Shedlock, R. B. Van Arsdale
The Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
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Eugene Schweig, Joan Gomberg, James W. Hendley
Reconciling short recurrence intervals with minor deformation in the New Madrid seismic zone
At least three great earthquakes occurred in the New Madrid seismic zone in 1811 and 1812. Estimates of present-day strain rates suggest that such events may have a repeat time of 1000 years or less. Paleoseismological data also indicate that earthquakes large enough to cause soil liquefaction have occurred several times in the past 5000 years. However, pervasive crustal deformation expected from
Authors
E. S. Schweig, M.A. Ellis
Non-USGS Publications**
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.
**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.
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The enigma of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812
Continental North America's greatest earthquake sequence struck on the western frontier of the United States. The frontier was not then California but the valley of the continent's greatest river, the Mississippi, and the sequence was the New Madrid earthquakes of the winter of 1811–1812. Their described impacts on the land and the river were so dramatic as to produce widespread modern disbelief.AuthorsA. C. Johnston, E. S. SchweigRecognizing and dating prehistoric liquefaction features: Lessons learned in the New Madrid seismic zone, central United States
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), which experienced severe liquefaction during the great New Madrid, Missouri, earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 as well as during several prehistoric earthquakes, is a superb laboratory for the study of world-class, arthquake-induced liquefaction features and their use in paleoseismology. In seismically active regions like the NMSZ, frequent large earthquakes can prodAuthorsM. P. Tuttle, E. S. SchweigSand boils induced by the 1993 Mississippi River flood: Could they one day be misinterpreted as earthquake-induced liquefaction?
In areas that are seismically active but lacking clear surficial faulting, many paleoearthquake studies depend on the interpretation of ancient liquefaction features (sand blows) as indicators of prehistoric seismicity. Sand blows, however, can be mimicked by nonseismic sand boils formed by water seeping beneath levees during floods. We examined sand boils induced by the Mississippi River flood ofAuthorsY. Li, J. Craven, E. S. Schweig, S. F. ObermeierUse of archaeology to date liquefaction features and seismic events in the new madrid seismic zone, Central United States
Prehistoric earthquake-induced liquefaction features occur in association with Native American occupation horizons in the New Madrid seismic zone. Age control of these liquefaction features, including sand-blow deposits, sand-blow craters, and sand dikes, can be accomplished by extensive sampling and flotation processing of datable materials as well as archaeobotanical analysis of associated archaAuthorsMartitia P. Tuttle, R. H. Lafferty, M. J. Guccione, E. S. Schweig, N. Lopinot, R. F. Cande, Kathleen Dyer-Williams, M. HaynesUncovering Hidden Hazards in the Mississippi Valley
No abstract available.AuthorsThomas G. Hildenbrand, Victoria E. Langenheim, Eugene Schweig, Peter H. Stauffer, James W. HendleyCrustal geophysics gives insight into new madrid seismic zone
No abstract available.AuthorsT. G. Hildenbrand, Eugene S. Schweig, Rufus D. Catchings, Victoria E. Langenheim, Walter D. Mooney, Thomas L. Pratt, W. D. StanleyShallow deformation along the Crittenden County fault zone near the southeastern margin of the Reelfoot Rift, northeastern Arkansas
No abstract available.AuthorsE. A. Luzietti, L.R. Kanter, E. S. Schweig, K. M. Shedlock, R. B. Van ArsdaleThe Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
No abstract available.AuthorsEugene Schweig, Joan Gomberg, James W. HendleyReconciling short recurrence intervals with minor deformation in the New Madrid seismic zone
At least three great earthquakes occurred in the New Madrid seismic zone in 1811 and 1812. Estimates of present-day strain rates suggest that such events may have a repeat time of 1000 years or less. Paleoseismological data also indicate that earthquakes large enough to cause soil liquefaction have occurred several times in the past 5000 years. However, pervasive crustal deformation expected fromAuthorsE. S. Schweig, M.A. EllisNon-USGS Publications**
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.
**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.
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