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USGS approach to real-time estimation of earthquake-triggered ground failure - Results of 2015 workshop

Open-File Report 2016-1044
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161044

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards and Landslide Hazards Programs are developing plans to add quantitative hazard assessments of earthquake-triggered landsliding and liquefaction to existing real-time earthquake products (ShakeMap, ShakeCast, PAGER) using open and readily available methodologies and products. To date, prototype global statistical models have been developed and are being refined, improved, and tested. These models are a good foundation, but much work remains to achieve robust and defensible models that meet the needs of end users. In order to establish an implementation plan and identify research priorities, the USGS convened a workshop in Golden, Colorado, in October 2015. This document summarizes current (as of early 2016) capabilities, research and operational priorities, and plans for further studies that were established at this workshop. Specific priorities established during the meeting include (1) developing a suite of alternative models; (2) making use of higher resolution and higher quality data where possible; (3) incorporating newer global and regional datasets and inventories; (4) reducing barriers to accessing inventory datasets; (5) developing methods for using inconsistent or incomplete datasets in aggregate; (6) developing standardized model testing and evaluation methods; (7) improving ShakeMap shaking estimates, particularly as relevant to ground failure, such as including topographic amplification and accounting for spatial variability; and (8) developing vulnerability functions for loss estimates.

Suggested Citation

Allstadt, K.E.; Thompson, E.M.; Wald, D.J.; Hamburger, M.W.; Godt, J.W.; Knudsen, K.L.; Jibson, R.W.; Jessee, M.A.; Zhu, Jing; Hearne, Michael; Baise, L.G.; Tanyas, Hakan; and Marano, K.D., 2016, USGS approach to real-time estimation of earthquake-triggered ground failure—Results of 2015 workshop: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1044, 13 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161044.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Existing Capabilities and Datasets
  • Strategies and Challenges
  • Conclusions
  • References Cited
  • Appendix 1. Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix 2. List of Secondary Hazards Workshop Attendees
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title USGS approach to real-time estimation of earthquake-triggered ground failure - Results of 2015 workshop
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2016-1044
DOI 10.3133/ofr20161044
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Geologic Hazards Science Center
Description iii, 13 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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