[CEUS-earthquake-hazards] Session on “Intraplate Earthquakes, Seismotectonics, and Geodynamics in Eastern and Central North America” at 2015 GSA Annual Meeting

[Horton, J. Wright]

27 March 2015



Subject: Session on “Intraplate Earthquakes, Seismotectonics, and
Geodynamics in Eastern and Central North America” at 2015 GSA Annual Meeting



Dear colleagues:

We encourage those of you conducting earthquake research to submit an
abstract for *Topical Session **T63. Intraplate Earthquakes,
Seismotectonics, and Geodynamics in Eastern and Central North America* at
the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, 1-4 November 2015,
in Baltimore, Maryland. The session will include invited keynote talks by
William Holt (Stony Brook University), Frank Pazzaglia (Lehigh University),
and William Thomas (University of Kentucky and Visiting Scientist,
Geological Survey of Alabama). It is sponsored by four GSA Divisions
(Structural Geology and Tectonics, Geophysics, Environmental and
Engineering Geology, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology), EarthScope, and
the U.S. Geological Survey. Depending on the number of abstracts submitted,
a parallel poster session in addition to the oral session will be included.



Rationale: The processes leading to intraplate earthquakes and creating
zones of historical seismicity in eastern and central North America (such
as New Madrid, central Virginia, eastern Tennessee, Charleston, Western
Quebec, and Charlevoix) are poorly understood. The region has major
population centers with infrastructure that is at risk from infrequent but
consequential earthquakes. The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake caused
significant damage from central Virginia to the National Capital Region,
was felt over much of the eastern U.S., and energized research and interest
in earthquake processes, hazards, and preparedness along the Eastern
Seaboard. Technological advancements (e.g., in geophysical imaging and
modeling, LiDAR, and OSL dating), increased seismic instrumentation
associated with EarthScope’s USArray, NELE, OIINK, SESAME, SUGAR and
focused studies of the Eastern North American Margin under GeoPRISMS offer
exciting research opportunities. We welcome contributions seeking a better
understanding of earthquake occurrence and impacts in any geoscience or
engineering discipline, including but not limited to seismology, structural
geology and tectonics, geomorphology, geodynamics, paleoseismology,
geochronology, geophysical imaging, hydrology, and engineering.



Information on the Annual Meeting is at
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2015/home and session descriptions are
at http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2015/science-careers/sessions . The
abstract deadline is 14 August. You may submit two volunteered abstracts
for the Annual Meeting if one of these abstracts is a poster (including
digital poster) presentation. If you are interested in submitting an
abstract for this session, we would appreciate your letting us know in
advance. Please forward this e-mail to anyone who may be interested.

We hope to see you in Baltimore!

Wright, Chris, and Rob


J. Wright Horton, Jr.

U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, USA, tel.
+1 703.648.6933, whorton at usgs.gov



Christine A. Powell

Center for Earthquake Information and Research, University of Memphis, 3890
Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152, USA, tel. +1 901.678.8455,
capowell at memphis.edu



Robert A. Williams

U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, 1711 Illinois
Street, Golden, CO 80401, USA, tel. +1 303.273.8636, rawilliams at usgs.gov
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