Paleoseismological papers in the BSSA April 2013 issue

BSSA’s most recent issue is full of paleoseismological work. The April 2013 issue contains a number of papers dealing with old earthquakes in Turkey, California, Argentina, and Jamaica. Also, there’s info on earthquake catalogues in South America and China. A study on seismic sources in the Lower Rhine Embayment, (W Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands) is especially interesting for me, because it’s right in my backyard. Plus, there are some basic studies on the reliability of paleoseismological investigation and problems in earthquake geology.

I will for sure read the following papers:

• Rockwell, T. K. and Klinger, Y., 2013. Surface Rupture and Slip Distribution of the 1940 Imperial Valley Earthquake, Imperial Fault, Southern California: Implications for Rupture Segmentation and Dynamics. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America April, 103:629-640.
• Hecker, S., Abrahamson, N. A. and Wooddell, K. E., 2013. Variability of Displacement at a Point: Implications for Earthquake‐Size Distribution and Rupture Hazard on Faults. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:651-674.
• Beauval, C., Yepes, H., Palacios, P., Segovia, M., Alvarado, A., Font, Y., Aguilar, J., Troncoso, L. and Vaca, S., 2013. An Earthquake Catalog for Seismic Hazard Assessment in Ecuador. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:773-786.
• Mignan, A., Jiang, C., Zechar, J. D., Wiemer, S., Wu, Z. and Huang, Z., 2013. Completeness of the Mainland China Earthquake Catalog and Implications for the Setup of the China Earthquake Forecast Testing Center. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:845-859.
• Zöller, G., Holschneider, M., and Hainzl, S., 2013. The Maximum Earthquake Magnitude in a Time Horizon: Theory and Case Studies. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:860-875.
• Shaw, B. E., 2013. Earthquake Surface Slip‐Length Data is Fit by Constant Stress Drop and is Useful for Seismic Hazard Analysis. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:876-893.
• Salomon, E., Schmidt, S., Hetzel, R., Mingorance, F. and Hampel, A., 2013. Repeated Folding during Late Holocene Earthquakes on the La Cal Thrust Fault near Mendoza City (Argentina). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:936-949.
• Koehler, R. D., Mann, P., Prentice, C. S., Brown, L., Benford, B. and Wiggins‐Grandison, M., 2013. Enriquillo–Plantain Garden Fault Zone in Jamaica: Paleoseismology and Seismic Hazard. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:971-983.
• Vanneste, K., Camelbeeck, T. and Verbeeck, K., 2013. A Model of Composite Seismic Sources for the Lower Rhine Graben, Northwest Europe. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:984-1007.
• Hinzen, K.G., Kehmeier, H. and Schreiber, S., 2013. Quantitative Archaeoseismological Study of a Roman Mausoleum in Pınara (Turkey)-Testing Seismogenic and Rockfall Damage Scenarios. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:1008-1021.
• Amos, C. B., Lutz, A. T., Jayko, A. S., Mahan, S. A., Fisher, G. B. and Unruh, J. R., 2013. Refining the Southern Extent of the 1872 Owens Valley Earthquake Rupture through Paleoseismic Investigations in the Haiwee Area, Southeastern California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103:1022-1037.

I recommend to enjoy the reading with a glass of wine…

E.g., with a fruity Sauvignon Blanc from the Alpine Fault.

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