Recent Advances in North American Paleoseismology and Neotectonics East of the Rockies

Recent Advances in North American Paleoseismology and Neotectonics East of the Rockies
ISBN-10
0813724937
ISBN-13
9780813724935
Category
Neotectonics
Pages
275
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Geological Society of America
Author
Randel Tom Cox

Description

"This volume focuses on the continental intraplate region of the United States and provides an update and overview of documented Quaternary faulting and paleoseismic liquefaction east of the Rocky Mountains, and of the application of these results to seismic hazard and risk assessments. Contributions include papers that describe zones of newly recognized Quaternary deformation such as the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, as well as reinterpretations of well-known areas such as the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The chapters make important contributions to the recognition of earthquake sources active during the Quaternary and assess the seismic hazards posed by these sources. This volume should interest a wide range of readers from geology, seismology, hazard assessment, and emergency management"--Provided by publisher.