Temporary movable plank houses for the students.
Walter Mooney
Walter Mooney is a geophysicist in the Earthquake Hazards Program.
Walter Mooney is a research seismologist and geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California (See video presentation). He is also a AGU member since 1974 (and Fellow since 1996). His major interest is global Earth crustal structure and tectonics, particularly of the continental lithosphere. Mooney was the branch Chief of Seismology from 1994 to 1997. He has led field work throughout North and South America and participated in extensive research affiliations with colleagues in Mexico, Europe, Russia, China and Taiwan, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa.
Mooney is a consulting Professor of Geophysics, Stanford University, and a visiting faculty at the following institutions: University of Karlsruhe and Kiel University, Germany, University of Paris and University of Strasbourg, France, Rice University, and the California Institute of Technology. Finally, he is the Program Leader for the USGS contribution to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System and has extensive experience at leading training.
Sample of Videos Produced
San Francisco, California Bay Area Earthquake Hazards and Preparedness
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS)
The Wenchuan China Earthquake May 12, 2008, filmed by Sarah Bahan
Mauritius Training Program in Seismology and Tsunami Warning
The Earthquake of September 30, 2009 Padang, Indonesia
Tsunami Preparedness along the West Coast, USA
- Recent Publications
- 2008-2013
- Hartzell, S., C. Mendoza, L. Ramirez-Gurman, Zeng Y.H, and Mooney, W.D., 2013, Rupture history of the 2008 Wenchuan, China, Earthquake: Evaluation of Separate and Joint Inversions of Geodetic, Teleseismic and Strong Motion Data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103, no. 1, February (in press). Director Approval 10/2012. See PDF
- Chulick, G., Detweiler, S. and Mooney, W.D., 2012, Seismic structure of the crust and uppermost mantle of South America and surrounding ocean basins, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 29 June (online). See PDF
- Hickman, S.H., Hsieh, P.A., Mooney, W.D., Enomoto, C., Nelson, P., Mayer, L., Weber, T., Moran, K., Flemings, P., McNutt, M., 2012, Scientific Basis for Safely Shutting in the Macondo Well Following the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon Blowout, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109, no. 50, 20, 268-20, 273. See PDF
- Mooney, W.D., J. Ritsema, and H. Hwang, 2012, Crustal seismicity and the earthquake catalog maximum moment magnitude (Mcmax) in stable continental regions (SCRs): correlation with the seismic velocity of the lithosphere, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 357-358, 78-83. See PDF
- Prodehl, C. and Mooney, W.D., 2012, Exploring the Earth's Crust: History and Results of Controlled-Source Seismology, Geological Society of America Memoir 208, 764 pp, with supplemental DVD. Abstract, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6,
- 2008-2013
Science and Products
Crustal Characterization
The geophysical structure of the Earth’s crust, from the surface to the Moho, plays a major role in seismic hazard by influencing earthquake source properties and wave propagation from the earthquake to the Earth’s surface. We make field measurements and create models to better characterize the crust and resulting earthquake ground motions.
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Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Temporary movable plank houses for the students.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Total collapse of a reinforced building with masonry infill walls. Rubble has been disturbed by heavy equipment.
Total collapse of a reinforced building with masonry infill walls. Rubble has been disturbed by heavy equipment.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Landslide in the earthquake.
Landslide in the earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Students having class in temporary movable plank houses.
Students having class in temporary movable plank houses.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Timberwork house with "soft connection" has little damage during earthquake.
Timberwork house with "soft connection" has little damage during earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Timberwork house with wood embedded in cement wall has little damage during earthquake.
Timberwork house with wood embedded in cement wall has little damage during earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Emergency shelter camp for thirty families erected at the site of a former village.
Emergency shelter camp for thirty families erected at the site of a former village.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Damage to a village house. Gaojiabian, Lushan.
Damage to a village house. Gaojiabian, Lushan.
USGS Rapid Response to Haiti
A real view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, looking southeast with the port in the foreground and main city residences and other buildings showing as white in the center. Many of the neighborhoods with the heaviest destruction from the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 are included in this view.
A real view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, looking southeast with the port in the foreground and main city residences and other buildings showing as white in the center. Many of the neighborhoods with the heaviest destruction from the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 are included in this view.
USGS Rapid Response to Haiti
USGS seismoogists Dr. Walter Mooney completes the installation of a sensitive temporary seismograph to record earthquake aftershocks. The seismograph is installed in a small storage room in a small village. The cable leads to an outdoor antenna that provides accurate time via a GPS signal.
USGS seismoogists Dr. Walter Mooney completes the installation of a sensitive temporary seismograph to record earthquake aftershocks. The seismograph is installed in a small storage room in a small village. The cable leads to an outdoor antenna that provides accurate time via a GPS signal.
USGS Rapid Response to Haiti
This young girl stands in front of a massive crack in the road on highway Nationale 2 near Petit Gaove, Haiti. The highway collapse was caused by lateral spreading of the underlying soil during the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
This young girl stands in front of a massive crack in the road on highway Nationale 2 near Petit Gaove, Haiti. The highway collapse was caused by lateral spreading of the underlying soil during the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
USGS Rapid Response to Haiti
The epicenter of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 is shown in this photo below the highest peak in the center of the view. The mapped Enriquillo fault zone comes towards the viewer in the low-lying hills and passes north (left) of the deforested clearing in the foreground.
The epicenter of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 is shown in this photo below the highest peak in the center of the view. The mapped Enriquillo fault zone comes towards the viewer in the low-lying hills and passes north (left) of the deforested clearing in the foreground.
USGS Rapid Response to Haiti
Massive rock slides were caused by strong ground shaking during the main shock of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and several of the stronger aftershocks. This mountain road leads north to the city of Dufort, located near the larger city of Leogane.
Massive rock slides were caused by strong ground shaking during the main shock of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and several of the stronger aftershocks. This mountain road leads north to the city of Dufort, located near the larger city of Leogane.
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- Science
Crustal Characterization
The geophysical structure of the Earth’s crust, from the surface to the Moho, plays a major role in seismic hazard by influencing earthquake source properties and wave propagation from the earthquake to the Earth’s surface. We make field measurements and create models to better characterize the crust and resulting earthquake ground motions. - Multimedia
Filter Total Items: 51
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013
Temporary movable plank houses for the students.
Temporary movable plank houses for the students.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Damage to a local school building. Guozhang Middle School.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Total collapse of a reinforced building with masonry infill walls. Rubble has been disturbed by heavy equipment.
Total collapse of a reinforced building with masonry infill walls. Rubble has been disturbed by heavy equipment.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Landslide in the earthquake.
Landslide in the earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Students having class in temporary movable plank houses.
Students having class in temporary movable plank houses.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Timberwork house with "soft connection" has little damage during earthquake.
Timberwork house with "soft connection" has little damage during earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Timberwork house with wood embedded in cement wall has little damage during earthquake.
Timberwork house with wood embedded in cement wall has little damage during earthquake.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Emergency shelter camp for thirty families erected at the site of a former village.
Emergency shelter camp for thirty families erected at the site of a former village.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013People next to the ruins.
People next to the ruins.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a village house.
Damage to a village house.
Mw6.6 Lushan China Earthquake, April 20 2013Damage to a village house. Gaojiabian, Lushan.
Damage to a village house. Gaojiabian, Lushan.
USGS Rapid Response to HaitiA real view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, looking southeast with the port in the foreground and main city residences and other buildings showing as white in the center. Many of the neighborhoods with the heaviest destruction from the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 are included in this view.
A real view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, looking southeast with the port in the foreground and main city residences and other buildings showing as white in the center. Many of the neighborhoods with the heaviest destruction from the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 are included in this view.
USGS Rapid Response to HaitiUSGS seismoogists Dr. Walter Mooney completes the installation of a sensitive temporary seismograph to record earthquake aftershocks. The seismograph is installed in a small storage room in a small village. The cable leads to an outdoor antenna that provides accurate time via a GPS signal.
USGS seismoogists Dr. Walter Mooney completes the installation of a sensitive temporary seismograph to record earthquake aftershocks. The seismograph is installed in a small storage room in a small village. The cable leads to an outdoor antenna that provides accurate time via a GPS signal.
USGS Rapid Response to HaitiThis young girl stands in front of a massive crack in the road on highway Nationale 2 near Petit Gaove, Haiti. The highway collapse was caused by lateral spreading of the underlying soil during the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
This young girl stands in front of a massive crack in the road on highway Nationale 2 near Petit Gaove, Haiti. The highway collapse was caused by lateral spreading of the underlying soil during the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010.
USGS Rapid Response to HaitiThe epicenter of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 is shown in this photo below the highest peak in the center of the view. The mapped Enriquillo fault zone comes towards the viewer in the low-lying hills and passes north (left) of the deforested clearing in the foreground.
The epicenter of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 is shown in this photo below the highest peak in the center of the view. The mapped Enriquillo fault zone comes towards the viewer in the low-lying hills and passes north (left) of the deforested clearing in the foreground.
USGS Rapid Response to HaitiMassive rock slides were caused by strong ground shaking during the main shock of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and several of the stronger aftershocks. This mountain road leads north to the city of Dufort, located near the larger city of Leogane.
Massive rock slides were caused by strong ground shaking during the main shock of the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and several of the stronger aftershocks. This mountain road leads north to the city of Dufort, located near the larger city of Leogane.