Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Submarine slope failures near Seward, Alaska, during the M9.2 1964 earthquake
Following the 1964 M9.2 megathrust earthquake in southern Alaska, Seward was the only town hit by tsunamis generated from both submarine landslides and tectonic sources. Within 45 seconds of the start of the earthquake, a 1.2-km-long section of waterfront began sliding seaward, and soon after, ~6-8-m high waves inundated the town. Studies soon after the earthquake concluded that submarine landslid
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Peter J. Haeussler, H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Keith A. Labay, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, E. Suleimani
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- and post
Authors
H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, Jacques Locat, E. Suleimani, C. R. Alexander
Holocene slip rate for the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault, Alaska
The western segment of the Castle Mountain fault poses a significant seismic hazard to the most populated region of south-central Alaska. We identify a previously unrecognized margin of a postglacial outwash channel that is offset right laterally 36 ± 4 m across the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault. This offset occurred after glaciers withdrew from the lowland 11,300–15,380 cal yr b.p.
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J.B. Willis, Peter J. Haeussler, R.L. Bruhn, G.C. Willis
Holocene slip rate and revised characteristic earthquake parameters for the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault, Alaska
The western segment of the Castle Mountain fault poses a significant seismic hazard to the most populated region of south-central Alaska. We identify a previously unrecognized margin of a postglacial outwash channel that is offset right laterally 36 ± 4 m across the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault. This offset occurred after glaciers withdrew from the lowland 11,300–15,380 cal yr b.p.
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Julie B. Willis, Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Grant C. Willis
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2005
Summary The collection of papers that follows continues the series of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigative reports in Alaska under the broad umbrella of the geologic sciences. This series represents new and sometimes-preliminary findings that are of interest to Earth scientists in academia, government, and industry; to land and resource managers; and to the general public. The reports prese
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David W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird, Michelle L. Coombs, Christina A. Neal, Rick L. Wessels, Robert G. McGimsey, John F. Slack, W.C. Pat Shanks, Susan M. Karl, Pamela A. Gemery, Peter E. Bittenbender, W. Ian Ridley, W. Matthew Burns, Daniel O. Hayba, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Robert A. Ayuso, Peter J. Haeussler, Gregory A. Wandless, Anna Colvin
Constraints on the age and provenance of the Chugach accretionary complex from detrital zircons in the Sitka Graywacke near Sitka, Alaska
The Sitka Graywacke is the westernmost and youngest unit of the Chugach accretionary complex in southeastern Alaska. Using laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, we obtained 492 detrital-zircon ages on seven typical samples of Sitka Graywacke turbidites, which were collected in a transect across much of the unit near Sitka, Alaska. Individual grains range in age from 66 to 1,
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Peter J. Haeussler, George E. Gehrels, Susan M. Karl
Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
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D. C. Bradley, R.M. Friedman, P.W. Layer, Peter J. Haeussler, A. B. Till, S. M. Roeske, Marti L. Miller
Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska
Late Neogene and younger deformation in Cook Inlet basin is caused by dextral transpression in the plate margin of south-central Alaska. Collision and subduction of the Yakutat microplate at the northeastern end of the Aleutian subduction zone is driving the accretionary complex of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains toward the Alaska Range on the opposite side of the basin. This deformation creates b
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R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data
In southern and central Alaska the subduction and active volcanism of the Aleutian subduction zone give way to a broad plate boundary zone with mountain building and strike-slip faulting, where the Yakutat terrane joins the subducting Pacific plate. The interplay of these tectonic elements can be best understood by considering the entire region in three dimensions. We image three-dimensional seism
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D. Eberhart-Phillips, D.H. Christensen, T. M. Brocher, R. Hansen, N.A. Ruppert, Peter J. Haeussler, G.A. Abers
Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration
The Kodiak batholith is one of the largest, most elongate intrusive bodies in the forearc Sanak-Baranof plutonic belt located in southern Alaska. This belt is interpreted to have formed during the subduction of an oceanic spreading center and the associated migration of a slab window. Individual plutons of the Kodiak batholith track the location and evolution of the underlying slab window. Six U/P
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David W. Farris, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard Friedman, Scott R. Paterson, R. W. Saltus, Robert A. Ayuso
Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 caused major damage and 43 deaths in the coastal communities of Seward and Valdez. Most of these losses were caused by tsunamis that occurred immediately after the earthquake and were most likely induced by local submarine landslides. Recent NOAA multibcam bathymetric surveys near Seward and Valdez provide detailed information about the morphology of landslide d
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H. Lee, H. Ryan, R. E. Kayen, Peter J. Haeussler, P. Dartnell, M. A. Hampton
Denali fault slip rates and Holocene-late Pleistocene kinematics of central Alaska
The Denali fault is the principal intracontinental strike-slip fault accommodating deformation of interior Alaska associated with the Yakutat plate convergence. We obtained the first quantitative late Pleistocene-Holocene slip rates on the Denali fault system from dating offset geomorphic features. Analysis of cosmogenic 10Be concentrations in boulders (n = 27) and sediment (n = 13) collected at s
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A. Matmon, D. P. Schwartz, Peter J. Haeussler, R. Finkel, J. J. Lienkaemper, Heidi D. Stenner, T. E. Dawson
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Submarine slope failures near Seward, Alaska, during the M9.2 1964 earthquake
Following the 1964 M9.2 megathrust earthquake in southern Alaska, Seward was the only town hit by tsunamis generated from both submarine landslides and tectonic sources. Within 45 seconds of the start of the earthquake, a 1.2-km-long section of waterfront began sliding seaward, and soon after, ~6-8-m high waves inundated the town. Studies soon after the earthquake concluded that submarine landslid
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Keith A. Labay, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, E. Suleimani
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- and post
Authors
H.J. Lee, H. F. Ryan, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Kayen, M. A. Hampton, Jacques Locat, E. Suleimani, C. R. Alexander
Holocene slip rate for the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault, Alaska
The western segment of the Castle Mountain fault poses a significant seismic hazard to the most populated region of south-central Alaska. We identify a previously unrecognized margin of a postglacial outwash channel that is offset right laterally 36 ± 4 m across the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault. This offset occurred after glaciers withdrew from the lowland 11,300–15,380 cal yr b.p.
Authors
J.B. Willis, Peter J. Haeussler, R.L. Bruhn, G.C. Willis
Holocene slip rate and revised characteristic earthquake parameters for the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault, Alaska
The western segment of the Castle Mountain fault poses a significant seismic hazard to the most populated region of south-central Alaska. We identify a previously unrecognized margin of a postglacial outwash channel that is offset right laterally 36 ± 4 m across the western segment of the Castle Mountain fault. This offset occurred after glaciers withdrew from the lowland 11,300–15,380 cal yr b.p.
Authors
Julie B. Willis, Peter J. Haeussler, Ronald L. Bruhn, Grant C. Willis
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2005
Summary The collection of papers that follows continues the series of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigative reports in Alaska under the broad umbrella of the geologic sciences. This series represents new and sometimes-preliminary findings that are of interest to Earth scientists in academia, government, and industry; to land and resource managers; and to the general public. The reports prese
Authors
David W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird, Michelle L. Coombs, Christina A. Neal, Rick L. Wessels, Robert G. McGimsey, John F. Slack, W.C. Pat Shanks, Susan M. Karl, Pamela A. Gemery, Peter E. Bittenbender, W. Ian Ridley, W. Matthew Burns, Daniel O. Hayba, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Robert A. Ayuso, Peter J. Haeussler, Gregory A. Wandless, Anna Colvin
Constraints on the age and provenance of the Chugach accretionary complex from detrital zircons in the Sitka Graywacke near Sitka, Alaska
The Sitka Graywacke is the westernmost and youngest unit of the Chugach accretionary complex in southeastern Alaska. Using laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, we obtained 492 detrital-zircon ages on seven typical samples of Sitka Graywacke turbidites, which were collected in a transect across much of the unit near Sitka, Alaska. Individual grains range in age from 66 to 1,
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, George E. Gehrels, Susan M. Karl
Far-field effects of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
D. C. Bradley, R.M. Friedman, P.W. Layer, Peter J. Haeussler, A. B. Till, S. M. Roeske, Marti L. Miller
Deformation driven by subduction and microplate collision: Geodynamics of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska
Late Neogene and younger deformation in Cook Inlet basin is caused by dextral transpression in the plate margin of south-central Alaska. Collision and subduction of the Yakutat microplate at the northeastern end of the Aleutian subduction zone is driving the accretionary complex of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains toward the Alaska Range on the opposite side of the basin. This deformation creates b
Authors
R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Imaging the transition from Aleutian subduction to Yakutat collision in central Alaska, with local earthquakes and active source data
In southern and central Alaska the subduction and active volcanism of the Aleutian subduction zone give way to a broad plate boundary zone with mountain building and strike-slip faulting, where the Yakutat terrane joins the subducting Pacific plate. The interplay of these tectonic elements can be best understood by considering the entire region in three dimensions. We image three-dimensional seism
Authors
D. Eberhart-Phillips, D.H. Christensen, T. M. Brocher, R. Hansen, N.A. Ruppert, Peter J. Haeussler, G.A. Abers
Emplacement of the Kodiak batholith and slab-window migration
The Kodiak batholith is one of the largest, most elongate intrusive bodies in the forearc Sanak-Baranof plutonic belt located in southern Alaska. This belt is interpreted to have formed during the subduction of an oceanic spreading center and the associated migration of a slab window. Individual plutons of the Kodiak batholith track the location and evolution of the underlying slab window. Six U/P
Authors
David W. Farris, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard Friedman, Scott R. Paterson, R. W. Saltus, Robert A. Ayuso
Varieties of submarine failure morphologies of seismically-induced landslides in Alaskan fjords
The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 caused major damage and 43 deaths in the coastal communities of Seward and Valdez. Most of these losses were caused by tsunamis that occurred immediately after the earthquake and were most likely induced by local submarine landslides. Recent NOAA multibcam bathymetric surveys near Seward and Valdez provide detailed information about the morphology of landslide d
Authors
H. Lee, H. Ryan, R. E. Kayen, Peter J. Haeussler, P. Dartnell, M. A. Hampton
Denali fault slip rates and Holocene-late Pleistocene kinematics of central Alaska
The Denali fault is the principal intracontinental strike-slip fault accommodating deformation of interior Alaska associated with the Yakutat plate convergence. We obtained the first quantitative late Pleistocene-Holocene slip rates on the Denali fault system from dating offset geomorphic features. Analysis of cosmogenic 10Be concentrations in boulders (n = 27) and sediment (n = 13) collected at s
Authors
A. Matmon, D. P. Schwartz, Peter J. Haeussler, R. Finkel, J. J. Lienkaemper, Heidi D. Stenner, T. E. Dawson
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