GEOL 415 - Earthquake Geology and Neotectonics

Description:
Geomorphology, stratigraphy, and structural geology applied to the study of active faults and folds in a variety of tectonic settings. Relation of seismicity and geodetic measurements to geologic structure and active tectonic processes, including case studies of selected earthquakes. Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. GEOL 415 and GEOL 515 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: (either GEOL 101 OR GEOL 103) and GEOL101LAB and GEOL 386 and MATH 154.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Determine evidence for past earthquakes using surface geomorphology.
Interpret and critique geologic maps and air photos that show evidence for active faulting.
Describe the concepts of earthquake magnitude and earthquake cycle.
Use paleoseismic data to determine structural styles of past earthquakes.
Describe the geological criteria for evaluating seismicity.
Plot focal mechanism solutions on a stereonet.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
05/01/2014