Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D.
Most of my research is related to earthquake and tsunami hazards in Alaska, with a focus on paleoseismology, submarine landslides, and active faulting. I am the Alaska Coordinator for the Earthquake Hazards Program of the USGS. I also study various aspects of the framework geology of Alaska, with a focus on neotectonics and tectonics.
I use various tools to understand earthquakes and earthquake hazards in Alaska. I’ve studied the tectonic evolution of parts of Alaska, accretionary prisms along Alaska’s margin, forearc and splay faulting, submarine landslides, mountain building and exhumation, landscape evolution, glacial histories, and sedimentary basins. I’ve worked with marine and terrestrial seismic reflection and potential field data. Current work is focused on lacustrine paleoseismology, splay faulting, and various seismic hazards projects.
Professional Experience
1994 - Present Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK
1992 - 1994 Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK
1992 Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
1986 - 1991 Research Assistant, University of California Santa Cruz
1985 - 1988 Teaching Assistant, University of California Santa Cruz
1985 Geologist, Lancer Energy Corporation, Wilmore, KY
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1991 University of California Santa Cruz Earth Sciences
B.S. 1984 Michigan State University Geology
Affiliations and Memberships*
1985-present, American Geophysical Union
1985-present, Geological Society of America
1992-present, Alaska Geological Society
2010-present, Seismological Society of America
Honors and Awards
Fellow, Geological Society of America
Science and Products
Quaternary uplift history of Wingham Island, south-central Alaska
Surface rupture map of the 2002 M7.9 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: Digital data
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2007
Numerical study of tsunami generated by multiple submarine slope failures in Resurrection Bay, Alaska, during the MW 9.2 1964 earthquake
The role of ridge subduction in determining the geochemistry and Nd–Sr–Pb isotopic evolution of the Kodiak batholith in southern Alaska
Combined high-resolution LIDAR topography and multibeam bathymetry for northern Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska
Neogene exhumation of the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska, and correlations with Denali (Mount McKinley)
Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview
Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska
Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska?
3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene
Science and Products
Quaternary uplift history of Wingham Island, south-central Alaska
Surface rupture map of the 2002 M7.9 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: Digital data
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2007
Numerical study of tsunami generated by multiple submarine slope failures in Resurrection Bay, Alaska, during the MW 9.2 1964 earthquake
The role of ridge subduction in determining the geochemistry and Nd–Sr–Pb isotopic evolution of the Kodiak batholith in southern Alaska
Combined high-resolution LIDAR topography and multibeam bathymetry for northern Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska
Neogene exhumation of the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska, and correlations with Denali (Mount McKinley)
Geological and geophysical evaluation of the mechanisms of the great 1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
Paleoseismicity and neotectonics of the Aleutian subduction zone — An overview
Toward a time-dependent probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for Alaska
Does a boundary of the Wrangell Block extend through southern Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait, Alaska?
3D Visualization of Earthquake Focal Mechanisms Using ArcScene
*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