Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis at regional and national scales: State of the art and future challenges

MC Gerstenberger, W Marzocchi, T Allen… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic hazard modeling is a multidisciplinary science that aims to forecast earthquake
occurrence and its resultant ground shaking. Such models consist of a probabilistic …

The GEM global active faults database

R Styron, M Pagani - Earthquake Spectra, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The GEM Global Active Faults Database (GAF-DB) is the first public, comprehensive
database of active faults with worldwide coverage. The GAF-DB is a compilation of many …

Seismic hazard analyses from geologic and geomorphic data: Current and future challenges

KD Morell, R Styron, M Stirling, J Griffin, R Archuleta… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The loss of life and economic consequences caused by several recent earthquakes
demonstrate the importance of developing seismically safe building codes. The …

Discovery of an Active Forearc Fault in an Urban Region: Holocene Rupture on the X EOL X ELE K‐Elk Lake Fault, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

N Harrichhausen, T Finley, KD Morell, C Regalla… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction forearcs are subject to seismic hazard from upper plate faults that are often
invisible to instrumental monitoring networks. Identifying active faults in forearcs therefore …

Structural and metamorphic history of the Leech River shear zone, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

CE Seyler, JD Kirkpatrick, C Faber, A Licht… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Leech River Shear Zone (LRSZ) on southern Vancouver Island separates the
metasedimentary schists of the Leech River Complex (LRC) from the accreted oceanic …

Estimation of historical earthquake-induced liquefaction in Fraser River delta using NBCC 2020 GMPEs in deterministic and probabilistic frameworks

A Javanbakht, S Molnar, A Sadrekarimi… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Paleo-liquefaction features of sand dykes and sand blows were identified in the 1990s at
multiple host sediments in the Fraser River delta in southern British Columbia all younger …

Eocene terrane accretion in northern Cascadia recorded by brittle left‐lateral slip on the San Juan fault

N Harrichhausen, KD Morell, C Regalla, EM Lynch… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The San Juan fault (SJF), on southern Vancouver Island, Canada, juxtaposes the
oceanic Wrangellia and Pacific Rim terranes in the northern Cascadia forearc, and has been …

Forensic PSHA: Benchmarking Canada's Fifth Generation seismic hazard model using the OpenQuake-engine

TI Allen, S Halchuk, J Adams… - Earthquake …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores the implementation of the Natural Resources Canada's Fifth Generation
national seismic hazard model as developed for the National Building Code of Canada …

Glacial isostatic adjustment of the Pacific Coast of North America: the influence of lateral Earth structure

M Yousefi, GA Milne, K Latychev - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The Pacific Coast of Central North America is a geodynamically complex region
which has been subject to various geophysical processes operating on different timescales …

Paleoseismic Evidence of an Mw 7 Pre‐Hispanic Earthquake in the Peruvian Forearc

C Benavente, S Wimpenny, L Rosell, X Robert… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results of a paleoseismic survey of the Incapuquio Fault System, a prominent
transpressional fault system cutting the forearc of South Perú. High‐resolution Digital …