Lisa A Wald (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 34
The Electric Storm of November 1882
Strange things started happening on November 17, 1882, and no one knew quite what to make of it.
55-Story Tall Building – Before and After Earthquake Retrofit
Release Date: MARCH 26, 2018 A building in Japan was analyzed before and after a seismic retrofit to make it more resilient to shaking.
Washington DC Stone and Brick Buildings Vulnerable to Distant Quakes
Release Date: JANUARY 2, 2018 A new study shows that DC geologic conditions strongly affect earthquake shaking.
Back to the Future on the San Andreas Fault
Release Date: JUNE 1, 2017 Investigating Past Earthquakes to Inform the Future What does the science say? Where does the information come from? And what does it mean? Investigating past earthquakes to inform the future. Maybe you’ve heard that the “Big One is overdue” on the San Andreas Fault. No one can predict earthquakes, so what does the science really say? Where does the information come from...
Ground-Truthing After the M4.0 Earthquake in Southern Maine, October 16, 2012
Release Date: DECEMBER 1, 2016 Old-fashioned interviews are compared to Did You Feel It? responses for this earthquake.
M7.8 Nepal Earthquake, 2015 – A Small Push to Mt. Everest
Release Date: OCTOBER 1, 2016 A large shallow earthquake moves Mt. Everest 3 cm southwest.
Reconstruction of an Avalanche: The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche
Release Date: MAY 25, 2016 The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche, Colorado, May 25, 2014
The "Snow Plow Theory"* of Early-Arriving Tsunamis
Release Date: JUNE 1, 2015 What is a splay fault, and how can they affect tsunamis? * completely contrived term by this author, not a scientific term or theory
Seismology in the City
Release Date: May 1, 2015 How seismologists can use noise to see under the ground.
How Big and How Frequent Are Earthquakes on the Wasatch Fault?
Release Date: FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Paleoseismology along the Wasatch Fault in Utah is helping to estimate the shaking risk to nearby towns.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 34
The Electric Storm of November 1882
Strange things started happening on November 17, 1882, and no one knew quite what to make of it.
55-Story Tall Building – Before and After Earthquake Retrofit
Release Date: MARCH 26, 2018 A building in Japan was analyzed before and after a seismic retrofit to make it more resilient to shaking.
Washington DC Stone and Brick Buildings Vulnerable to Distant Quakes
Release Date: JANUARY 2, 2018 A new study shows that DC geologic conditions strongly affect earthquake shaking.
Back to the Future on the San Andreas Fault
Release Date: JUNE 1, 2017 Investigating Past Earthquakes to Inform the Future What does the science say? Where does the information come from? And what does it mean? Investigating past earthquakes to inform the future. Maybe you’ve heard that the “Big One is overdue” on the San Andreas Fault. No one can predict earthquakes, so what does the science really say? Where does the information come from...
Ground-Truthing After the M4.0 Earthquake in Southern Maine, October 16, 2012
Release Date: DECEMBER 1, 2016 Old-fashioned interviews are compared to Did You Feel It? responses for this earthquake.
M7.8 Nepal Earthquake, 2015 – A Small Push to Mt. Everest
Release Date: OCTOBER 1, 2016 A large shallow earthquake moves Mt. Everest 3 cm southwest.
Reconstruction of an Avalanche: The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche
Release Date: MAY 25, 2016 The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche, Colorado, May 25, 2014
The "Snow Plow Theory"* of Early-Arriving Tsunamis
Release Date: JUNE 1, 2015 What is a splay fault, and how can they affect tsunamis? * completely contrived term by this author, not a scientific term or theory
Seismology in the City
Release Date: May 1, 2015 How seismologists can use noise to see under the ground.
How Big and How Frequent Are Earthquakes on the Wasatch Fault?
Release Date: FEBRUARY 1, 2015 Paleoseismology along the Wasatch Fault in Utah is helping to estimate the shaking risk to nearby towns.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government