Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
We have used tectonic, geologic, and seismologic observations to reevaluate the mechanisms and seismotectonic significance of the two great (Mw = 8.1 and 8.2) September 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes. In their comprehensive study of these earthquakes between 1905 and 1910, Tarr and Martin (1912) showed that these events were accompanied by shoreline changes in Yakutat Bay that ranged from...
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George Plafker, Wayne R. Thatcher
Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview
The Aleutian subduction zone is one of the most seismically active plate boundaries and the source of several of the world’s largest historic earthquakes. The structural architecture of the subduction zone varies considerably along its length. At the eastern end is a tectonically complex collision zone where the allochthonous Yakutat terrane is moving northwest into mainland Alaska. West...
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Gary A. Carver, George Plafker
Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska? Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska?
In southcentral Alaska, the boundaries of two different tectonic blocks extend southwestward from the Denali Fault toward Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait. We use offshore multichannel seismic reflection data and oil-well stratigraphy to evaluate whether local geologic structures are compatible with boundaries of either tectonic block and with the relative motion expected across the block...
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Michael A. Fisher, Ray W. Sliter, Florence L. Wong
Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska
We report on a time-dependent seismic hazard analysis for Alaska and the Aleutians to complement our recently completed time-independent map. Whereas the time-independent map treats all sources as statistically independent, the time-dependent analysis is based on calculations of the conditional probability of occurrence for the next 50 years by using a Brownian Passage Time model for the...
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Oliver S. Boyd, Yuehua Zeng, Charles G. Bufe, Robert L. Wesson, Frederick Pollitz, Jeanne L. Hardebeck
3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene 3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene
We created a new tool, 3D Focal Mechanisms (3DFM), for viewing earthquake focal mechanism symbols three dimensionally. This tool operates within the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI®) GIS software ArcScene® 9.x. The program requires as input a GIS point dataset of earthquake locations containing strike, dip, and rake values for a nodal plane of each earthquake. Other...
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Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Reassessment of seismically induced, tsunamigenic submarine slope failures in Port Valdez, Alaska, USA Reassessment of seismically induced, tsunamigenic submarine slope failures in Port Valdez, Alaska, USA
The M9.2 Alaska earthquake of 1964 caused major damage to the port facilities and town of Valdez, most of it the result of submarine landslide and the consequent tsunamis. Recent bathymetric multibeam surveys, high-resolution subbottom profiles, and dated sediment cores in Port Valdez supply new information about the morphology and character of the landslide deposits. A comparison of pre...
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H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, Jacques Locat, E. Suleimani, C. R. Alexander
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Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
We have used tectonic, geologic, and seismologic observations to reevaluate the mechanisms and seismotectonic significance of the two great (Mw = 8.1 and 8.2) September 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes. In their comprehensive study of these earthquakes between 1905 and 1910, Tarr and Martin (1912) showed that these events were accompanied by shoreline changes in Yakutat Bay that ranged from...
Authors
George Plafker, Wayne R. Thatcher
Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview
The Aleutian subduction zone is one of the most seismically active plate boundaries and the source of several of the world’s largest historic earthquakes. The structural architecture of the subduction zone varies considerably along its length. At the eastern end is a tectonically complex collision zone where the allochthonous Yakutat terrane is moving northwest into mainland Alaska. West...
Authors
Gary A. Carver, George Plafker
Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska? Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska?
In southcentral Alaska, the boundaries of two different tectonic blocks extend southwestward from the Denali Fault toward Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait. We use offshore multichannel seismic reflection data and oil-well stratigraphy to evaluate whether local geologic structures are compatible with boundaries of either tectonic block and with the relative motion expected across the block...
Authors
Michael A. Fisher, Ray W. Sliter, Florence L. Wong
Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska
We report on a time-dependent seismic hazard analysis for Alaska and the Aleutians to complement our recently completed time-independent map. Whereas the time-independent map treats all sources as statistically independent, the time-dependent analysis is based on calculations of the conditional probability of occurrence for the next 50 years by using a Brownian Passage Time model for the...
Authors
Oliver S. Boyd, Yuehua Zeng, Charles G. Bufe, Robert L. Wesson, Frederick Pollitz, Jeanne L. Hardebeck
3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene 3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene
We created a new tool, 3D Focal Mechanisms (3DFM), for viewing earthquake focal mechanism symbols three dimensionally. This tool operates within the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI®) GIS software ArcScene® 9.x. The program requires as input a GIS point dataset of earthquake locations containing strike, dip, and rake values for a nodal plane of each earthquake. Other...
Authors
Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Reassessment of seismically induced, tsunamigenic submarine slope failures in Port Valdez, Alaska, USA Reassessment of seismically induced, tsunamigenic submarine slope failures in Port Valdez, Alaska, USA
The M9.2 Alaska earthquake of 1964 caused major damage to the port facilities and town of Valdez, most of it the result of submarine landslide and the consequent tsunamis. Recent bathymetric multibeam surveys, high-resolution subbottom profiles, and dated sediment cores in Port Valdez supply new information about the morphology and character of the landslide deposits. A comparison of pre...
Authors
H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, Jacques Locat, E. Suleimani, C. R. Alexander
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