The links in the following agenda are to PDF files of participants that have granted permission to view their presentations at the CEUS workshop.
March 28-29, 2006 - Jackson Federal Building, Downtown Seattle
March 28th
Introduction: Overview of Scientific Issues: Why Are We Here? (Weaver and Frankel)
Faults in the Puget Sound Region and Elsewhere in Western Washington
- New Findings on the Following Faults:
- New Seattle fault zone model (Brocher)
- Magnitude estimate for 900 A.D. Seattle fault earthquake (Muller)
- Summary of recent high-resolution imaging results (Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia faults) Pratt)
- South Whidbey Island Fault experience (Blakely, Frankel)
Faults in the Portland Region and Elsewhere in Western Oregon
- New results; discussion of Portland Hills, East Bank, and Oatfield faults (Madin, Wells, Blakely)
Use of GPS Measurements in Hazard Assessment
- Mapping crustal deformation (McCaffrey)
- Estimating long-term earthquake rates using strain rates from GPS (Mazzotti)
- Status of GPS observations and episodic tremor and slip (Melbourne)
Cascadia subduction zone
- Development of recurrence rate-magnitude distribution for great earthquakes M8-9 (Nelson, Goldfinger)
- Time-dependent recurrence models (Petersen, Frankel, Adams)
- Location of eastern edge of subduction zone (LaForge, McCaffrey)
- Episodic tremor/slip implications for eastern edge of locked zone ( Rogers)
March 29
Faults in Eastern Washington, Including Hanford Area (Rohay)
Faults in Eastern Oregon (Madin)
Faults in Southwest British Columbia (Cassidy)
Intra-Slab Earthquakes
- Potential for western Oregon (Wong)
- Geometry of slab under Puget Sound (McCrory)
- Quantifying hazard for Portland (Frankel)
Ground Motion Attenuation Relations
- Subduction zone interface and intra slab earthquakes (Atkinson, Gregor)
- Effect of Moho reflections and focusing on ground motions (Rogers)
- Crustal faults: Next Generation of Attenuation Relations (NGA) (Abrahamson)
- Effects of NGA on national maps (Frankel)
Discussion of Engineering Issues
- Representatives of the Structural Engineers Associations of Washington and Oregon (Valley, Webber)
Brief Description of Other Products (Frankel)
- Probability of earthquake occurrence
- Seattle urban hazard maps, plans for Portland
- Scenario ground-motion maps for earthquakes on specific faults
Summary of Possible Changes to National Maps Based on Workshop, With Discussion of Research Priorities
The links in the following agenda are to PDF files of participants that have granted permission to view their presentations at the CEUS workshop.
March 28-29, 2006 - Jackson Federal Building, Downtown Seattle
March 28th
Introduction: Overview of Scientific Issues: Why Are We Here? (Weaver and Frankel)
Faults in the Puget Sound Region and Elsewhere in Western Washington
- New Findings on the Following Faults:
- New Seattle fault zone model (Brocher)
- Magnitude estimate for 900 A.D. Seattle fault earthquake (Muller)
- Summary of recent high-resolution imaging results (Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia faults) Pratt)
- South Whidbey Island Fault experience (Blakely, Frankel)
Faults in the Portland Region and Elsewhere in Western Oregon
- New results; discussion of Portland Hills, East Bank, and Oatfield faults (Madin, Wells, Blakely)
Use of GPS Measurements in Hazard Assessment
- Mapping crustal deformation (McCaffrey)
- Estimating long-term earthquake rates using strain rates from GPS (Mazzotti)
- Status of GPS observations and episodic tremor and slip (Melbourne)
Cascadia subduction zone
- Development of recurrence rate-magnitude distribution for great earthquakes M8-9 (Nelson, Goldfinger)
- Time-dependent recurrence models (Petersen, Frankel, Adams)
- Location of eastern edge of subduction zone (LaForge, McCaffrey)
- Episodic tremor/slip implications for eastern edge of locked zone ( Rogers)
March 29
Faults in Eastern Washington, Including Hanford Area (Rohay)
Faults in Eastern Oregon (Madin)
Faults in Southwest British Columbia (Cassidy)
Intra-Slab Earthquakes
- Potential for western Oregon (Wong)
- Geometry of slab under Puget Sound (McCrory)
- Quantifying hazard for Portland (Frankel)
Ground Motion Attenuation Relations
- Subduction zone interface and intra slab earthquakes (Atkinson, Gregor)
- Effect of Moho reflections and focusing on ground motions (Rogers)
- Crustal faults: Next Generation of Attenuation Relations (NGA) (Abrahamson)
- Effects of NGA on national maps (Frankel)
Discussion of Engineering Issues
- Representatives of the Structural Engineers Associations of Washington and Oregon (Valley, Webber)
Brief Description of Other Products (Frankel)
- Probability of earthquake occurrence
- Seattle urban hazard maps, plans for Portland
- Scenario ground-motion maps for earthquakes on specific faults