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We encourage you to submit an abstract describing your latest research on intraplate faulting to the session "S17: Progress in Understanding Intraplate Faulting" at the Fall 2011 AGU meeting. This session will highlight recent research on the NMSZ and the 1811–1812 earthquakes. Contributed abstracts on analog intraplate systems, crustal structure and seismicity, geodetic observations, geodynamic modeling, and intraplate earthquake cycles are welcome. The abstract deadline is August 4th, 2011. The meeting will take place Dec. 5–9th, 2011, in San Francisco, CA.<BR>
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S17: Progress in Understanding Intraplate Faulting<BR>
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Description: During the winter of 1811–1812, the central U.S. suffered three large earthquakes. The source of these events, the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), lies far from the plate boundaries of North America. Significant advances in understanding intraplate systems have occurred, but the causes of large earthquakes in these settings remain an enigma. In commemoration of the New Madrid earthquake’s bicentennial, we invite abstracts addressing<BR>
intraplate faulting from a wide range of disciplines. This session will highlight recent research on the NMSZ and the 1811–1812 earthquakes. Contributed abstracts on analog intraplate systems, crustal structure and seismicity, geodetic observations, geodynamic modeling, and intraplate earthquake cycles are welcome.<BR>
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URL: <a href="http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/731">http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/731</a><BR>
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Best regards from the conveners,<BR>
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Oliver Boyd <BR>
USGS<BR>
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Christine Powell and Heather DeShon<BR>
Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Univ. of Memphis</SPAN></FONT>
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