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

GSA Special Papers

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

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Geological Society of America

Volume

493

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE493

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© 2013 Geological Society of America

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ISBN print:

9780813724935

Publication date:

January 01, 2013

Book Chapter

Improving seismic hazard assessment in New England through the use of surficial geologic maps and expert analysis

Author(s)

Laurence R. Becker

Laurence R. Becker

Vermont Geological Survey/Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont 05671-2420, USA

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Steven P. Patriarco

Steven P. Patriarco

Northeast States Emergency Consortium, 1 West Water Street, Suite 205, Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880, USA

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Robert G. Marvinney

Robert G. Marvinney

Maine Geological Survey, 93 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0093, USA

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Margaret A. Thomas

Margaret A. Thomas

Connecticut Geological Survey, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA

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Stephen B. Mabee

Stephen B. Mabee

Massachusetts Geological Survey, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA

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Edward S. Fratto

Edward S. Fratto

Northeast States Emergency Consortium, 1 West Water Street, Suite 205, Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880, USA

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Doi:

https://doi.org/10.1130/2012.2493(11)

Published:

January 01, 2013

In New England, earthquakes pose a risk to the built environment. Emergency preparedness and mitigation planning are prudent in this region as older unreinforced masonry buildings and numerous critical facilities are common. New England state geological surveys cooperate with the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC) to improve risk communication with emergency managers. To that end, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont employed surficial geologic maps, deglaciation history, knowledge of the glacial stratigraphy, and professional judgment to reclassify surficial geologic material units into one of the five National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) site classifications (A, B, C, D, and E). These...

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