Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time
Onshore evidence suggests that a plate is missing from published reconstructions of the northeastern Pacific Ooean in Paleocene- Eocene time. The Resurrection plate, named for the Resurrection Peninsula ophiolite near Seward, Alaska, was located east of the Kula plate and north of the Farallon plate. We interpret coeval near-trench magmatism in southern Alaska and the Cascadia margin as...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Dwight Bradley, Ray E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event
The MW (moment magnitude) 7.9 Denali fault earthquake on 3 November 2002 was associated with 340 kilometers of surface rupture and was the largest strike-slip earthquake in North America in almost 150 years. It illuminates earthquake mechanics and hazards of large strike-slip faults. It began with thrusting on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault, continued with right-slip...
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D. Eberhart-Phillips, Peter J. Haeussler, J.T. Freymueller, A.D. Frankel, C.M. Rubin, P. Craw, N. A. Ratchkovski, G. Anderson, G. A. Carver, A. J. Crone, T. E. Dawson, H. Fletcher, R. Hansen, E. L. Harp, R.A. Harris, D.P. Hill, S. Hreinsdottir, R.W. Jibson, L.M. Jones, R. Kayen, D. K. Keefer, C.F. Larsen, S.C. Moran, S. F. Personius, George Plafker, B. Sherrod, K. Sieh, N. Sitar, W. K. Wallace
Controls on intrusion of near-trench magmas of the Sanak-Baranof Belt, Alaska, during Paleogene ridge subduction, and consequences for forearc evolution Controls on intrusion of near-trench magmas of the Sanak-Baranof Belt, Alaska, during Paleogene ridge subduction, and consequences for forearc evolution
A belt of Paleogene near-trench plutons known as the Sanak-Baranof belt intruded the southern Alaska convergent margin. A compilation of isotopic ages of these plutons shows that they range in age from 61 Ma in the west to ca. 50 Ma in the east. This migrating pulse of magmatism along the continental margin is consistent with North Pacific plate reconstructions that suggests the plutons...
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Timothy M. Kusky, Dwight Bradley, D. Thomas Donely, David Rowley, Peter J. Haeussler
Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
We have measured magnetic susceptibility in the field on most of the geologic rock formations exposed in the upper Cook Inlet near Anchorage and Kenai, Alaska. Measured susceptibilities range from less than our detection limit of 0.01 x 10-3 (SI) to greater than 100 x 10-3 (SI). As expected, mafic igneous rocks have the highest susceptibilities and some sedimentary rocks the lowest...
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A.A. Alstatt, R. W. Saltus, R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska
Most paleoseismic studies are at low to moderate latitudes. Here we present results from a high-latitude (61°30′ N) trenching study of the Castle Mountain fault in south-central Alaska. This fault is the only one known in the greater Anchorage, Alaska, area with historical seismicity and a Holocene fault scarp. It strikes east-northeast and cuts glacial and postglacial sediments in an...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Timothy C. Best, Christopher F. Waythomas
Life and death of the Resurrection Plate Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
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Peter J. Haeussler, D. C. Bradley, R.E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results
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R. W. Saltus, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Bracken, J. P. Doucette, R.C. Jachens
Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 3224 measurements of outcrop structures from Wales Group and adjacent strata on Dall and Prince of Wales Islands, southeastern Alaska. We collected 2230 measurements, an additional 344 were digitized from the map of Eberlein and others (1983), and an additional 650 come from the map of Herreid and others (1978). These data are listed in Excel...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl, Keith A. Labay
GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska
The Castle Mountain fault is one of several major east-northeast-striking faults in southern Alaska, and it is the only fault with had historic seismicity and Holocene surface faulting. This report is a digital compilation of three maps along the Castle Mountain fault in south central Alaska. This compilation consists only of GIS coverages of the location of the fault, line attributes...
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Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 4203 measurements of outcrop structures from part of the Petersburg 1:250,000-scale quadrangle in southeastern Alaska. We collected 1966 measurements, and an additional 2237 unpublished measurements were compiled from field notebooks a from a field mapping effort in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. These data are listed in spreadsheet and derivative...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl
The bedrock geology of Seattle The bedrock geology of Seattle
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R. A. Haugerud, Peter J. Haeussler
Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation
The Cook Inlet basin is a northeast-trending forearc basin above the Aleutian subduction zone in southern Alaska. Folds in Cook Inlet are complex, discontinuous structures with variable shape and vergence that probably developed by right-transpressional deformation on oblique-slip faults extending downward into Mesozoic basement beneath the Tertiary basin. The most recent episode of...
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Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Thomas L. Pratt
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Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time
Onshore evidence suggests that a plate is missing from published reconstructions of the northeastern Pacific Ooean in Paleocene- Eocene time. The Resurrection plate, named for the Resurrection Peninsula ophiolite near Seward, Alaska, was located east of the Kula plate and north of the Farallon plate. We interpret coeval near-trench magmatism in southern Alaska and the Cascadia margin as...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Dwight Bradley, Ray E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event
The MW (moment magnitude) 7.9 Denali fault earthquake on 3 November 2002 was associated with 340 kilometers of surface rupture and was the largest strike-slip earthquake in North America in almost 150 years. It illuminates earthquake mechanics and hazards of large strike-slip faults. It began with thrusting on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault, continued with right-slip...
Authors
D. Eberhart-Phillips, Peter J. Haeussler, J.T. Freymueller, A.D. Frankel, C.M. Rubin, P. Craw, N. A. Ratchkovski, G. Anderson, G. A. Carver, A. J. Crone, T. E. Dawson, H. Fletcher, R. Hansen, E. L. Harp, R.A. Harris, D.P. Hill, S. Hreinsdottir, R.W. Jibson, L.M. Jones, R. Kayen, D. K. Keefer, C.F. Larsen, S.C. Moran, S. F. Personius, George Plafker, B. Sherrod, K. Sieh, N. Sitar, W. K. Wallace
Controls on intrusion of near-trench magmas of the Sanak-Baranof Belt, Alaska, during Paleogene ridge subduction, and consequences for forearc evolution Controls on intrusion of near-trench magmas of the Sanak-Baranof Belt, Alaska, during Paleogene ridge subduction, and consequences for forearc evolution
A belt of Paleogene near-trench plutons known as the Sanak-Baranof belt intruded the southern Alaska convergent margin. A compilation of isotopic ages of these plutons shows that they range in age from 61 Ma in the west to ca. 50 Ma in the east. This migrating pulse of magmatism along the continental margin is consistent with North Pacific plate reconstructions that suggests the plutons...
Authors
Timothy M. Kusky, Dwight Bradley, D. Thomas Donely, David Rowley, Peter J. Haeussler
Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
We have measured magnetic susceptibility in the field on most of the geologic rock formations exposed in the upper Cook Inlet near Anchorage and Kenai, Alaska. Measured susceptibilities range from less than our detection limit of 0.01 x 10-3 (SI) to greater than 100 x 10-3 (SI). As expected, mafic igneous rocks have the highest susceptibilities and some sedimentary rocks the lowest...
Authors
A.A. Alstatt, R. W. Saltus, R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska
Most paleoseismic studies are at low to moderate latitudes. Here we present results from a high-latitude (61°30′ N) trenching study of the Castle Mountain fault in south-central Alaska. This fault is the only one known in the greater Anchorage, Alaska, area with historical seismicity and a Holocene fault scarp. It strikes east-northeast and cuts glacial and postglacial sediments in an...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Timothy C. Best, Christopher F. Waythomas
Life and death of the Resurrection Plate Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
No abstract available.
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Peter J. Haeussler, D. C. Bradley, R.E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results
No abstract available.
Authors
R. W. Saltus, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Bracken, J. P. Doucette, R.C. Jachens
Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 3224 measurements of outcrop structures from Wales Group and adjacent strata on Dall and Prince of Wales Islands, southeastern Alaska. We collected 2230 measurements, an additional 344 were digitized from the map of Eberlein and others (1983), and an additional 650 come from the map of Herreid and others (1978). These data are listed in Excel...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl, Keith A. Labay
GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska
The Castle Mountain fault is one of several major east-northeast-striking faults in southern Alaska, and it is the only fault with had historic seismicity and Holocene surface faulting. This report is a digital compilation of three maps along the Castle Mountain fault in south central Alaska. This compilation consists only of GIS coverages of the location of the fault, line attributes...
Authors
Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 4203 measurements of outcrop structures from part of the Petersburg 1:250,000-scale quadrangle in southeastern Alaska. We collected 1966 measurements, and an additional 2237 unpublished measurements were compiled from field notebooks a from a field mapping effort in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. These data are listed in spreadsheet and derivative...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl
The bedrock geology of Seattle The bedrock geology of Seattle
No abstract available.
Authors
R. A. Haugerud, Peter J. Haeussler
Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation Potential seismic hazards and tectonics of the upper Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, based on analysis of Pliocene and younger deformation
The Cook Inlet basin is a northeast-trending forearc basin above the Aleutian subduction zone in southern Alaska. Folds in Cook Inlet are complex, discontinuous structures with variable shape and vergence that probably developed by right-transpressional deformation on oblique-slip faults extending downward into Mesozoic basement beneath the Tertiary basin. The most recent episode of...
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Thomas L. Pratt
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