Arkansas set to Install Seismic Monitoring Stations
December 2008 - Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has authorized the State to purchase six broadband seismic monitors that will detect and locate
earthquake activity throughout Arkansas. The Arkansas Geological Survey will place the monitors throughout the
state to improve measuring capabilities in areas between existing
stations around the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Northeast Arkansas and
those in Oklahoma. "Although Arkansans may not think about earthquakes often, our
proximity to the New Madrid zone makes them a realistic concern for our
State," Governor Beebe said. "Our emergency responders already train
and prepare for earthquakes. These seismic monitors will give us better
information about the small tremors we experience now and help us
prepare for stronger earthquakes that could impact Arkansas in the
future." The earthquake data collected by the new monitors will be shared with
researchers and the public on a regular basis. The Geological Survey
will also post updated maps of recent seismic activity online. Adapted from the Official News Release
Special Session at SSA on Mt. Carmel Earthquake
December
2008 - There will be a special session at the April 2009 Seismological
Society of America Meeting entitled "M5.2 Mt. Carmel, Illinois,
Earthquake, 18 April 2008". The 18 April 2008 M5.2 Mt. Carmel
earthquake is the most densely recorded moderate-sized earthquake to
date in the Eastern U.S. It is also the largest earthquake to strike
the central U.S. in 40 years. The main event and 35 aftershocks were
widely recorded by ANSS seismographs across the central U.S. offering
an opportunity to study earthquake ground motions having a variety of
site conditions including the thick soils of the Mississippi Embayment.
Based on USGS Did You Feel It reports the earthquake was widely felt up
to 500 km from the epicenter including the cities of Chicago, IL,
Indianapolis, IN, Lexington, KY, Atlanta, GA, Memphis, TN, and St.
Louis, MO. This session seeks contributions on source rupture models,
geodetic observations, fault plane characterization from aftershocks,
site response and basin effects, attenuation, and shaking effects to
the built environment and free-field related to this earthquake.
Information about the meeting and abstract submission can be found at the SSA Website: http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2009/specialsessions.php
New Report on Impact of Earthquakes in the
Central United States
November 2008 - The Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center at the University of
Illinois announces the release of its report entitled ‘Impact of Earthquakes on
the Central USA’. The report is the one of the products of the largest
earthquake consequence assessment project in United States history, the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Catastrophic Planning Project. The report contains earthquake impact
assessments for the eight CUSEC Member States, and lists damage and
other consequences to the built environment as well as social and economic
impacts. The earthquake scenarios used represent the New Madrid, the
Wabash Valley, and East Tennessee seismic zones. The analysis employs new
and more reliable hazard and inventory data that has not been used before.
CUSEC Saddened by the Loss of Close Friend and Colleague November 2007- Jerry Thompson, 61, of Lamar, Indiana, passed away on Friday November
9, 2007. Jerry was the driving force behind the formation of the CUSEC
Transportation Task Force. He held the chairman's position of the
group from 2000 until mid 2007. The Task Force is one of three
associations which function under the CUSEC umbrella and it serves two
purposes: to help facilitate closer interaction between state
departments of transportation on issues related to emergency
preparedness and to provide a central point for collaboration with
other organizations on transportation issues related to both man-made
and natural disasters having a regional impact. Jerry served more than
40 years with the Indiana Department of Transportation and his
leadership, vision, and sense of humor will be greatly missed by all
who knew him. For more information, click here.
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December 2008
December 2 - Local Catastrophic Planning Workshop; St. James, Missouri
December 3 - Local Catastrophic Planning Workshop; Springfield, Missouri
December 4 - Local Catastrophic Planning Workshop; Independence, Missouri
December 3-4 - CUSEC Board of Directors Meeting; Fair Hope, Alabama
December 8-9 - New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Disaster Planning Workshop; Florence, Alabama
December 10 - ATC20 & FEMA 154 Course; Little Rock, Arkansas
December 12 - Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation Training; Wellston, Missouri;
December 25 - Christmas Holiday; CUSEC Office Closed
December 29 - Earthquake Presentation at the Rotary Club of Batesville; Batesville, Arkansas
Welcome to the online registration portal for workshops, meetings, and conferences that are coordinated by CUSEC. Please use the links below to find all related information for a particular event. You will be able to register electronically or also have the option to print out a registration form and fax or mail it in. In the event that you do not see the event you are looking for listed below, please call our office at (901) 544-3570 or send us an email.
Welcome to the online registration portal for the New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Disaster Response Planning workshops. Please use the links below to find all related information for a particular workshop. You will be able to register electronically and view the logistical information for the event. In the event that you do not see the event you are looking for listed below, please call our office at (800) 824-5817 or send us an email.
Please note that these workshops are not for the general public, but by invitation only by State and Federal Emergency Management.
