Monday, October 21

Oral Session I (CENA): Seismicity and Underlying Earth Structure in Central and Eastern North America. Session Conveners:

8:30-8:45Assessing potential Quaternary tectonic features in the central and eastern United States from the perspective of crustal stress. Will Levandowski (Tetra Tech, Inc.)
8:45-8:00The 8 February 2024 Seismic Event Offshore Cape Canaveral: A Rare Tectonic Earthquake in the Vicinity of Florida. Felix Rodrıguez-Cardozo (Univ. South Florida), Jochen Braunmiller (Univ. South Florida), Glenn Thompson (Univ. South Florida), and Stephen McNutt (Univ. South Florida)
9:00-9:15Study of Earthquake Related Features in Eastern Arkansas using Geophysics and ArcGIS Tools. Taher Ameen* (UA Little Rock), M. P. Tuttle (M. Tuttle & Associates), M. Al-Kaabi (UA Little Rock), H. Mahdi (UA Little Rock) and H. Al-Shukri (UA Little Rock)
9:15-9:30Ground Motions in the Low Country: On the Distribution of Macroseismic Effects from the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake. Sue Hough (USGS Pasadena), R. Bilham (University of Colorado, Boulder)
9:30-9:45Upper mantle seismic anomalies beneath the eastern North American passive margin: Investigations of the Central and Northern Appalachian Anomalies via dense broadband seismic deployments. Maureen Long (Yale Univ.)

Posters 9:45 a.m. -10:45 a.m

  1. Probabilistic seismic source inversion of the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake from liquefaction evidence. Ryan. A. Rasanen (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  2. Finding Fault in the Low Country: An Updated Rupture Model for the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake. Roger Bilham (University of Colorado, Boulder) and S.E. Hough (USGS)
  3. Integrating a Velocity-Model Assisted Deep Learning Calibration and Seismic Tomography to the Middleton Place/Summerville Seismic Zone, South Carolina. Oluwaseyifunmi Adeboboye* (Georgia Tech), Z. Peng (Georgia Tech), C. Chai (Oak RIdge National Laboratory), M. Maceira (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), S. Jaume’ (College of Charleston)
  4. Gravity imaging and active faults in the Mw5.1 Sparta, NC epicentral region. Will Levandowski (Tetra Tech, Inc.)
  5. Crustal Deformation and Indications for Crustal Flow beneath Eastern Massachusetts from Coherent Harmonic Signals Along a Dense Seismic Profile. Frederik Link (Yale University), M.D. Long (Yale University), N. Arolkar (Colorado School of Mines), Y.D. Kuiper (Colorado School of Mines)
  6. Using Fragile Geologic Features in the eastern U.S. to estimate maximum past ground motions. Thomas Pratt (USGS, Reston, VA), D. McPhillips (USGS, Pasadena, CA), M. Stirling (University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ), P. Figueiredo, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC)
  7. Statistical Properties of Early Aftershocks Following Moderate-size Earthquakes in the Central and Eastern United States. Chang Ding* (Georgia Tech), Z. Peng (Georgia Tech), J. Zhuang (Institute of Statistical Mathematics), and X. Si (Georgia Tech)
  8. The Center for Collective Impact in Earthquake Science (C-CIES). Aaron A. Velasco (Univ. Texas El Paso: UTEP ), J. Weidner (UTEP), M. Karplus (UTEP), S. Bilek (New Mexico Tech), Y. Lin (Univ. New Mexico), C. B. Valencius (Boston College), M. Brudzinski (Miami Univ.), D. Chandrasekhar (Univ. Utah), J. Ebel (Boston College), T. Hobbs (Geological Survey of Canada), Jose M. Hurtado (UTEP), S. Jaume (College of Charleston), E. Jones (UT Health Science Center Houston), A. Kafka (Boston College), S. Loos (Univ. Michigan), A.M. Nunez (UTEP), K. Pankow (Univ. Utah), Z. Peng (Georgia Tech), I. Tien (Georgia Tech), E. Vanacore (Univ. Puerto Rico), M. Alvillar (UTEP)
  9. Earthquake ground-motion simulations of the 2024 M4.8 earthquake in Tewksbury, New Jersey, USA. Oliver Boyd (USGS), Bozdag, E., Kehoe, H.L., Moschetti, M.P.
  10. Location, Depth, Magnitude, and Aftershock Distribution of the April 5, 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake. Alan Kafka (Boston College), J. J. Pulli (Boston College), and K.L. McLaughlin (Leidos Dynetics-LInC)
  11. The 5 April 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthquake (Mw 4.8): Implications for Seismic Hazard Assessment and Communication in the Central and Eastern U.S. Zhenming Wang (Kentucky Geological Survey) and N.S. Carpenter (Kentucky Geological Survey)
  12. The 5 April 2024, Mw 4.8 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake and the Ramapo Fault System. Won-Young Kim (LDEO, Columbia University), F. Waldhauser (Columbia University), and F. Kolawole (Columbia University)
  13. Current knowledge on the Tewksbury, NJ 2024 earthquake swarm. Alexandros Savvaidis (The University of Texas at Austin, alexandros.savvaidis@beg.utexas.edu), D. Huang, V. Salles, J. Domino, G. Burke and V. O’Sullivan (The University of Texas at Austin)

Oral Session II (NJEQ): Recent Advances on the April 5th, 2024, Tewksbury, NJ Earthquake Event. Session Conveners:

10:45-11:00Waveform Processing of Data from the April 5th, 2024, Tewksbury, NJ Earthquake and It’s Aftershocks. Jay Pulli (Boston College)
11:00-11:15Rutgers and Yale Rapid Seismic Array Deployment and Response to the April 5th 2024 Tewksbury, NJ Earthquake. J. Bourke (Rutgers University), Frederik Link (Yale University), M.D. Long (Yale University), R. Masis Arce (Rutgers University), W. Frazer (Yale University), E. Loeberich (Yale University), R. Keating (Rutgers University), M. Abbasian (Rutgers University), M. Di Maio (Rutgers University), A. Mukhatzhanov (Rutgers University), E. Xu (Yale University), G. Mountain (Rutgers University), J. Wright (Rutgers University), S. Kinney (Rutgers University), K. Miller (Rutgers University), C. Doherty (Rutgers University), L. Neitzke Adamo (Rutgers University), P. Miller (Earthscope), N. Barstow (Earthscope)
11:15-11:30Crustal Anisotropy in the Newark Basin: Dilatant Shear Straining of Minor Faults as a Seismicity Driver. Rasheed Ajala (LDEO), F. Kolawole (LDEO), Z. Foster-Baril (LDEO), A. Ramarolahy (LDEO), L. Seeber (LDEO), W. Kim (LDEO), F. Waldhauser (LDEO)
11:30-11:45Geologic Structure, Frictional Behavior, and Seismic Instability of the Causative Fault of the 2024 M4.8 Tewksbury, New Jersey Earthquake. Folarin Kolawole (Columbia University), Z. Foster-Baril (Columbia University), R. Ajala (Columbia University), J. Tielke (Columbia University), A. Prakash (Columbia University), E. Beauce (Columbia University), M. Colet (Columbia University), F. Waldhauser (Columbia University), W. Kim (Columbia University), C. McCarthy (Columbia University), L. Seeber (Columbia University)
11:45-12:00The 2024 Tewksbury, New Jersey seismic sequence revealed by local seismic networks and machine-learning-enhanced detection techniques. E. Beauce (Columbia University), Felix Waldhauser (Columbia University), D. Schaff (Columbia University), W. Y. Kim (Columbia University), K. Wang (Columbia University), and F. Kolawole (Columbia University)

Lunch (On your own 12:00-1:30 pm)

Oral Session III (Induced): Observations and mechanisms of induced and natural fluid-triggered seismicity. Session Conveners: Xiaowei Chen

1:30-1:45What can nearest neighbor approximation reveal about intraplate earthquakes? Heather DeShon (SMU), A. Aziz Zanjani (SMU), Y. Sheldon (SMU), and J. Walter (OGS)
1:45-2:00Damaging earthquakes continue in Oklahoma nearly a decade after peak wastewater injection. Jake Walter (Oklahoma Geological Survey), P. Ogwari (Oklahoma Geological Survey), A. Thiel (Oklahoma Geological Survey), N. Gregg (Oklahoma Geological Survey), B. Mace (Oklahoma Geological Survey), B. Allen (Oklahoma Geological Survey)
2:00-2:15Fluid injection induced seismic and aseismic deformation in geothermal and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Thomas Goebel (University of Memphis), Roshan Koirala, Trenton Cladohous, Grzegroz Kwiatek, Manoo Shirzaei
2:15-2:30Evidence for fluid-induced slow fault slip. David Eaton (University of Calgary)

Posters 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

  1. Pining fluid-valve behavior from the Quinton earthquake sequence in Oklahoma. Xiaowei Chen (Texas A&M), P. Ogwari (Oklahoma Geological Survey), and B. Hoefer (Texas A&M)
  2. Characterizing the 2024 Prague, OK Earthquake Sequence Through Analysis of Earthquake Repeaters. Paul Ogwari (Oklahoma Geological Survey), W. Jacob (Oklahoma Geological Survey), A. Benjamin, (Oklahoma Geological Survey) X. Hongyu (Oklahoma Geological Survey), T. Andrew (Oklahoma Geological Survey), G. Nicholas (Oklahoma Geological Survey), M. Brandon (Oklahoma Geological Survey)
  3. Induced seismicity and surface deformation associated with long-term and abrupt geothermal operations in Blue Mountain, Nevada. Roshan Koirala* (University of Memphis), G. Kwiatek (German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)), M. Shirzaei (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), E. Brodsky (University of California Santa Cruz), T. Cladouhos (Stoneway Geothermal), M. Swyer (CyrQ Energy), T. Goebel (University of Memphis)
  4. Spectral Variations of Induced Earthquakes using a Dense Nodal Array. Braden Hoefer* (Texas A&M University), X. Chen (Texas A&M University), and P. Ratre (N/A)
  5. A Systematic Review of the Life Cycle of Injection Induced Seismicity. Michael R. Brudzinski (Miami University)
  6. Microseismic Evolution, Fault Reactivation, and Stress Heterogeneity of Crustal Faults at Pawnee, Oklahoma. Junle Jiang (University of Oklahoma), S. S. Bodunde, J. Viteri Lopez, J. I. Walter, B. M. Carpenter (University of Oklahoma)
  7. From sequences to swarms: Spatiotemporal seismicity patterns around 145 natural central and eastern North American “mainshocks”. Will Levandowski (Tetra Tech, Inc.)
  8. The Earthquake Swarms of Eastern Maine and Nearby New Brunswick Since 2006. John E. Ebel (Boston College)
  9. Ground Motion Selection and Scaling Using Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO): A Case Study in Memphis, Tennessee. Najme Alidadi* (University of Memphis), M. Akhani (University of Memphis), and S. Pezeshk (University of Memphis)
  10. An evaluation of location and focal mechanism uncertainty using mining induced events as ground truth. Nick Ackerley and M. Adams (Canadian Hazards Information Service, Natural Resources Canada)
  11. Macroseismic Evidence for the Directionality of Strong Ground Motion During the M∼7 August 31, 1886 South Carolina Earthquake. Steven C. Jaume (College of Charleston)
  12. Analysis of Repeatable Source, Path, and Site Effects on the Ground-Motion Standard Deviation Based on Empirical Dataset from the Central and Eastern United States. Mehran Davatgari-Tafreshi (The University of Memphis), S. Pezeshk (The University of Memphis)
  13. Nonergodic Ground Motion Model for the Central and Eastern United States. Mehran Davatgari-Tafreshi (The University of Memphis), S. Pezeshk (The University of Memphis, Memphis)
  14. Referenced Empirical Ground Motion Model for the Coastal Plain Region of the United States. Mehran Davatgari-Tafreshi (The University of Memphis), S. Pezeshk (The University of Memphis, Memphis)

Oral Session IV (Swarm): What Processes Drive Earthquake Swarms in Intraplate Regions? Session Conveners: Dan Frost

3:30-3:45Calibrated Single Station Tracking of the Elgin-Lugoff, South Carolina Earthquake Swarm. Steve C. Jaume (College of Charleston), O. Adeboboye (Georgia Tech) and Z. Peng (Georgia Tech)
3:45-4:00Crustal Structure Underneath South Carolina Determined by Receiver Functions; Resolving the Crustal Configuration Under the Elgin–Lugoff Seismic Swarm. C. Ademar Fernandez* (University of South Carolina), D. A. Frost (University of South Carolina), Federico Munch (ETH Zurich), S. Agrawal (University of South Carolina), P. Crotwell (University of South Carolina).
4:00-4:15Long Swarms and Short Swarms at Volcanoes Provide Evidence for Different Processes. Steven R. McNutt (University of South Florida)

Oral Session V (GSI): General Session I. Session Conveners:

4:15-4:30What is the appropriate shaking limit for blasting near Nashville, TN? Stephen P. Horton (CERI, University of Memphis), P.G. Garland (Belmont University), V.L. Levin (CERI, University of Memphis), C.H. Cramer (CERI, University of Memphis), M.M. Withers (CERI, University of Memphis), and S. Bazargan (CERI, University of Memphis)
4:30-4:45Progress towards an updated seismic hazard earthquake catalogue for Canada. Nick Ackerley (Natural Resources Canada, nicholas.ackerley@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca), and M. Kolaj
4:45-5:00Recent and Proposed Changes in ASCE 7 Seismic Provisions. Shahram Pezeshk ( University of Memphis)

5:00 – 5:10 Remarks by Dean Susan Lozier, College of Sciences, Georgia Tech

6:00 – 8:00 Dinner (Guest Speaker: Prof. Aditya Kar, Fort Valley State University; Jesuit Seismological Association Award: Prof. David Eaton, University of Calgary)