New papers on paleoseismology, earthquakes, and active tectonics (Oct 2018)

These are the latest papers on paleoseismology, active tectonics and tsunami, including a special issue on the Alpine Fault in New Zealand. Enjoy!

• Biermanns, P., Schmitz, B., Ustaszewski, K., & Reicherter, K. (2018). Tectonic geomorphology and Quaternary landscape development in the Albania-Montenegro border region: An inventory. Geomorphology.
• Baize, S., Reicherter, K., Avagyan, A., Belyashov, A., Pestov, E., Vittori, E., … & Decker, K. (2018). First assessment of recent tectonics and paleoearthquakes along the Irtysh fault (eastern Kazakhstan). Geomorphology.
• Schneider, B., Hoffmann, G., Falkenroth, M., & Grade, J. (2018). Tsunami and storm sediments in Oman: Characterizing extreme wave deposits using terrestrial laser scanning. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 1-15.
• Rotevatn, A., Jackson, C. A. L., Tvedt, A. B., Bell, R. E., & Blækkan, I. (2018). How do normal faults grow?. Journal of Structural Geology.
• Li, X., Zhang, P., Zheng, W., Feng, X., Li, C., Pierce, I. K., … & Dong, J. (2018). Kinematics of Late Quaternary Slip along the Qishan‐Mazhao Fault: Implications for Tectonic Deformation on the Southwestern Ordos, China. Tectonics.
• Tan, X., Yue, H., Liu, Y., Xu, X., Shi, F., Xu, C., … & Hao, H. Topographic loads modified by fluvial incision impact fault activity in the Longmenshan thrust belt, eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau. Tectonics.
• Valkaniotis, S., Papathanassiou, G., & Ganas, A. (2018). Mapping an earthquake-induced landslide based on UAV imagery; case study of the 2015 Okeanos landslide, Lefkada, Greece. Engineering Geology.
• Villani, F., Pucci, S., Civico, R., De Martini, P.M., Cinti, F.R., & Pantosti, D. (2018). Surface faulting of the 30 October 2016 Mw 6.5 central Italy earthquake: detailed analysis of a complex coseismic rupture. Tectonics.
• Deev, E., Korzhenkov, A., Turova, I., Pavlis, T. L., Luzhanskii, D., Mažeika, J., … & Yudakhin, A. (2018). Large ancient earthquakes in the western Issyk-Kul basin (Kyrgyzstan, northern Tien Shan). Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 166, 48-65.
• Hasan, H., Atwater, B. F., & Ahmed, S. (2018). A digital elevation model for simulating the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour. Geoscience Letters, 5(1), 23.
• Adams, L. M., Atwater, B. F., & Hasan, H. (2018). Karachi tides during the 1945 Makran tsunami. Geoscience Letters, 5(1), 25.
• Kubota, T., Saito, T., Ito, Y., Kaneko, Y., Wallace, L. M., Suzuki, S., … & Henrys, S. (2018). Using tsunami waves reflected at the coast to improve offshore earthquake source parameters: Application to the 2016 Mw 7.1 Te Araroa earthquake, New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
• Rodkin, M. V., & Korzhenkov, A. M. (2018). Estimation of maximum mass velocity from macroseismic data: A new method and application to archeoseismological data. Geodesy and Geodynamics.
• Pinzón, L. A., Pujades, L. G., Diaz, S. A., & Alva, R. E. (2018). Do Directionality Effects Influence Expected Damage? A Case Study of the 2017 Central Mexico Earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
• Wyss, M., Gupta, S., & Rosset, P. (2018). Casualty estimates in repeat Himalayan earthquakes in India. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
• Shao, C., Li, Y., Yan, Z., Liu, S., Zhou, R., Li, J., … & Nie, Z. (2018). Differential strain transfer, Longmen Shan thrust belt, eastern Tibetan Plateau margin: implications for seismic hazards. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.
• Guo, P., Han, Z., Dong, S., Yuan, R., & Xie, Z. (2018). Surface rupture and slip distribution along the Lenglongling fault in the NE Tibetan Plateau: Implications for faulting behavior. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.
• Lamontagne, M., & Goulet, C. (2018). Earthquake Myths and False Information: How to Respond While Avoiding a Mud Fight. Seismological Research Letters.
• Yuan, Y., Jie, C., Tao, L., Bo, F., Haoran, W., Yuehua, L., & Hailiang, J. (2018). Soil liquefaction in seasonally frozen ground during the 2016 Mw6.6 Akto earthquake. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.
• Arnaiz-Rodríguez, M. S. & Audermard, F. (2018). Isostasy of the Aves Ridge and Neighboring Basins. GJI.
• Neely, J. S., Stein, S., Merino, M., & Adams, J. (2018). Have we seen the largest earthquakes in eastern North America?. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.
• Pousse-Beltran, L., Vassallo, R., Audemard, F., Jouanne, F., Oropeza, J., Garambois, S., & Aray, J. (2018). Earthquake geology of the last millennium along the Boconó Fault, Venezuela. Tectonophysics.
• Werner, V., Baika, K., Tzigounaki, A., Reicherter, K., Papanikolaou, I., Emde, K., … & Vött, A. (2018). Mid-Holocene tectonic geomorphology of northern Crete deduced from a coastal sedimentary archive near Rethymnon and a Late Bronze Age Santorini tsunamite candidate. Geomorphology.
• Martínez-Díaz, J.J., Alonso-Henar, J., Insua-Arévalo, J.M., Canora, C., García-Mayordomo, J., Rodríguez-Escudero, E. Álvarez-Gómez, J.A., Ferrater, M., Ortuño, M. and Masana, E. (2018) Geological evidences of surface rupture related to a 17th century destructive earthquake in Betic Cordillera (SE Spain): Constraining the seismic hazard of the Alhama de Murcia Fault. Journal of Iberian Geology.

…and: A whole Special Issue in NZJGG on the Tricentenary of the Alpine Fault Earthquake:

Special issue: Tercentenary of the 1717 great Alpine Fault earthquake: advances in science and understanding hazards. Guest Editors: Phaedra Upton, Ursula Cochran, Caroline Orchiston, Jamie Howarth, Jarg Pettinga, John Townend

• Upton, P., Cochran, U., Orchiston, C., Howarth, J., Pettinga, J., & Townend, J. (2018). Tercentenary of the 1717 AD Alpine Fault earthquake: advances in science and understanding hazards.
• Mortimer, N. (2018). Evidence for a pre-Eocene proto-Alpine Fault through Zealandia. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-9.
• Reyners, M. (2018). Impacts of Hikurangi Plateau subduction on the origin and evolution of the Alpine Fault. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-12.
• Rattenbury, M. S., & Vidanovich, P. (2018). The aeromagnetic expression of New Zealand’s Alpine Fault: regional displacement and entrainment of igneous rock. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-11.
• Boese, C. M., Stern, T. A., Michailos, K., Townend, J., & Chamberlain, C. J. (2018). Implications of upper-mantle seismicity for deformation in the continental collision zone beneath the Alpine Fault, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-26.
• Howarth, J. D., Cochran, U. A., Langridge, R. M., Clark, K., Fitzsimons, S. J., Berryman, K., … & Strong, D. T. (2018). Past large earthquakes on the Alpine Fault: paleoseismological progress and future directions. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-20.
• Langridge, R. M., Howarth, J. D., Cox, S. C., Palmer, J. G., & Sutherland, R. (2018). Frontal fault location and most recent earthquake timing for the Alpine Fault at Whataroa, Westland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-12.
• Nicol, A., & Dissen, R. V. (2018). A 6000-year record of surface-rupturing paleoearthquakes on the Wairau Fault, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 61(3), 341-358.
• Page, C. J., Denys, P. H., & Pearson, C. F. (2018). A geodetic study of the Alpine Fault through South Westland: using campaign GPS data to model slip rates on the Alpine Fault. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 61(3), 359-366.
• Upton, P., Koons, P. O., & Roy, S. G. (2018). Rock failure and erosion of a fault damage zone as a function of rock properties: Alpine Fault at Waikukupa River. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-9.
• Briggs, J., Robinson, T., & Davies, T. (2018). Investigating the source of the c. AD 1620 West Coast earthquake: implications for seismic hazards. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 376-388.
• Orchiston, C., Mitchell, J., Wilson, T., Langridge, R., Davies, T., Bradley, B., … & McKay, A. (2018). Project AF8: developing a coordinated, multi-agency response plan for a future great Alpine Fault earthquake. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-14.
• Robinson, T. R. (2018). Road impacts from the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: an analogue for a future Alpine Fault earthquake?. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 1-9.

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