Paleoseismic investigations along the Peel Boundary Fault: geological setting, site selection and trenching results

Paleoseismic and Slip-Rate Observations along the Honey Lake Fault Zone, Northeastern California, USA

The Honey Lake fault is a major strike-slip fault in northeastern California that accommodates northwest-directed right-lateral shear in the northern Walker Lane. We reexamine the fault’s paleoseismic history and slip rate by evaluating a natural stream bank exposure of the fault and offset terrace riser. Structural and stratigraphic relations within the modern stream cut, radiocarbon ages, and...

Municipal Waste Landfill Site Selection based on Environmental, Geological and Geotechnical Multi-criteria: A Case Study

Waste management is a complex and detailed process that involves evaluation of certain important factors, such as a geological, geotechnical, hydrological, hydrogeological, climate, urban management, environmental, along with social, cultural, and psychological parameters. Unfortunately, in Iran, there is minimal evaluation of initial parameters and in some cases even don’t exist. The purpose o...

Paleoseismic Observations of an Onshore Transform Boundary: the Magallanes-fagnano Fault, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

We present preliminary information on the geomorphologic features and paleoseismic record associated with the ruptures of two Ms 7.8 earthquakes that struck Tierra del Fuego and the southernmost continental margin of South America on December 17, 1949. The fault scarp was surveyed in several places east of Lago Fagnano and a trench across a secondary fault trace of the Magallanes-Fagnano fault ...

Paleoseismic Study of the Chelungpu Fault in the Wanfung Area

The excavation in the Wanfung area has provided evidence for at least three earthquake ruptures, including the 1999 ChiChi one. The Chi-Chi earthquake formed an obviously major reverse fault, backthrust, and several minor normal faults, accompanied by a teardrop-shape anticline in the fault tip. Paleoseismic ruptures I and II show the vertical displacement of 0.4 m and 1.2 m, respectively, whic...

Paleoseismic History of the Dead Sea Fault Zone