Kate Allstadt

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Kate Allstadt
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Institutions U.S. Geological Survey
Website usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kate-e-allstadt
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ORCID   0000-0003-4977-5248

Kate E. Allstadt is a geologist and seismologist employed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) who works out of Golden, Colorado. [1] [2] She is a self-described "present-day geologist" for her interest in connections between geology of the Pacific Northwest and the people in its local communities. [3] [4] She is a published expert on the 2014 Oso landslide. [5] [6]

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Following her 2013 Ph.D. from University of Washington (UW), she was awarded an NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship. [7] For some time while she was a student at UW, she was a graduate student with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. [8] [9]

Background

While appearing on a podcast, Allstadt said that she had been interested in the earth sciences from a young age, though she started her undergrad as an architecture major. She later switched it to environmental geology. [10]

Research

Allstadt is credited by the Exotic Seismic Events Catalog, which is managed by the National Science Foundation and EarthScope as she is an author on the data releases constituting the system's information base. [11] She also frequently collaborates with David J. Wald, a fellow seismologist on publishing about earthquake analysis systems such as PAGER and ShakeMap. [12]

Allstadt published an article in Crosscut and later Next City in 2012 about the seismic risks in Seattle. [8] A report authored by her about landslide risks for the city also gathered media attention in 2013 and 2014. [13] The report was published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America , and described, in summary, that a "shallow crustal earthquake close to the city would be most damaging." [14] [15]

Another publication by Allstadt that received secondary attention was a 2014 study on snow causing earthquakes at Mount Rainier. [16] In a 2023 presentation, she is also noted as mentioning that the USGS had complied a list of over two thousand landslides caused by the Turkey–Syria earthquake. [17] [ relevant? ]

Allstadt has also been referenced by the news media as an expert on landslides and other geophysics topics. [18]

As a researcher, she has spoken at multiple institutions, including Colorado State University in 2017, [19] Lehigh University in 2018, [20] Western Washington University in 2021, [21] University of California, San Diego in 2022, [22] and University of Oregon in 2023. [23] She has also presented at multiple society meetings, such as the 2021 EGU General Assembly [24] and the 2023 SSA Annual Meeting. [25]

GeoGirls

Allstadt is the head coordinator and project leader of GeoGirls, [26] a camp program intended to immerse and engage female students with women scientists and researchers with hand-on interaction at Mount St. Helens. [27] She developed the program with an intent to inspire a future generation of women researchers. [28] The program was supported by equipment provisions from IRIS PASSCAL. [29]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Earthquake</span> Sudden movement of the Earths crust

An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical infrastructure, and wreak destruction across entire cities. The seismic activity of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a particular time. The seismicity at a particular location in the Earth is the average rate of seismic energy release per unit volume.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seismology</span> Scientific study of earthquakes and propagation of elastic waves through a planet

Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies. It also includes studies of earthquake environmental effects such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, glacial, fluvial, oceanic microseism, atmospheric, and artificial processes such as explosions and human activities. A related field that uses geology to infer information regarding past earthquakes is paleoseismology. A recording of Earth motion as a function of time, created by a seismograph is called a seismogram. A seismologist is a scientist works in basic or applied seismology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Intraplate earthquake</span> Earthquake that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate

An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate, in contrast to an interplate earthquake on the boundary of a tectonic plate. It is also called an intraslab earthquake, especially when occurring in a microplate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1700 Cascadia earthquake</span> Megathrust earthquake in the Pacific Northwest region

The 1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred along the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26, 1700, with an estimated moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2. The megathrust earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca Plate from mid-Vancouver Island, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California. The plate slipped an average of 20 meters (66 ft) along a fault rupture about 1,000 kilometers long.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Madrid Seismic Zone</span> Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States

The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seattle Fault</span> Zone of multiple thrust faults that passes through Seattle

The Seattle Fault is a zone of multiple shallow east–west thrust faults that cross the Puget Sound Lowland and through Seattle in the vicinity of Interstate Highway 90. The Seattle Fault was first recognized as a significant seismic hazard in 1992, when a set of reports showed that about 1,100 years ago it was the scene of a major earthquake of about magnitude 7 – an event that entered Native American oral traditions. Extensive research has since shown the Seattle Fault to be part of a regional system of faults.

Induced seismicity is typically earthquakes and tremors that are caused by human activity that alters the stresses and strains on Earth's crust. Most induced seismicity is of a low magnitude. A few sites regularly have larger quakes, such as The Geysers geothermal plant in California which averaged two M4 events and 15 M3 events every year from 2004 to 2009. The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake) documents all reported cases of induced seismicity proposed on scientific grounds and is the most complete compilation of its kind.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IRIS Consortium</span>

IRIS was a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. IRIS programs contributed to scholarly research, education, earthquake hazard mitigation, and the verification of a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Support for IRIS came from the National Science Foundation, other federal agencies, universities, and private foundations. IRIS supported five major components, the Data Management Center (DMC), the Portable Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL), the Global Seismographic Network (GSN), the Transportable Array (USARRAY), and the Education and Public Outreach Program (EPO). IRIS maintained a Corporate Office in Washington, D.C.

Susan Elizabeth Hough is a seismologist at the United States Geological Survey in Pasadena, California, and scientist in charge of the office. She has served as an editor and contributor for many journals and is a contributing editor to Geotimes Magazine. She is the author of five books, including Earthshaking Science (Princeton).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucy Jones</span> American seismologist

Lucile M. Jones is a seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called up on to provide information on recent earthquakes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Al Hoceima earthquake</span> Earthquake near the northern Moroccan coast

The 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake occurred on 24 February at 02:27:47 local time near the coast of northern Morocco. The strike-slip earthquake measured 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Between 628 and 631 people were killed, 926 injured, and up to 15,000 people were rendered homeless in the Al Hoceima-Imzourene-Beni Abdallah area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Oklahoma earthquake</span> 2011 earthquake near Prague, Oklahoma

The 2011 Oklahoma earthquake was a 5.7 magnitude intraplate earthquake which occurred near Prague, Oklahoma on November 5 at 10:53 p.m. CDT in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma until the 2016 Oklahoma earthquake. The previous record was a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of El Reno in 1952. The quake's epicenter was approximately 44 miles (71 km) east-northeast of Oklahoma City, near the town of Sparks and was felt in the neighboring states of Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri and even as far away as Tennessee and Wisconsin. The quake followed several minor quakes earlier in the day, including a 4.7 magnitude foreshock. The quake had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale in the area closest to the epicenter. Numerous aftershocks were detected after the main quake, with a few registering at 4.0 magnitude.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Oso landslide</span> Landslide east of Oso, Washington, United States

A major landslide occurred 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oso, Washington, United States, on March 22, 2014, at 10:37 a.m. local time. A portion of an unstable hill collapsed, sending mud and debris to the south across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, engulfing a rural neighborhood, and covering an area of approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2). Forty-three people were killed and 49 homes and other structures destroyed. The landslide has been described as one of, if not the most, deadly landslide in American history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present)</span> Series of earthquakes in central Oklahoma, southern Kansas, and northern Texas

The Oklahoma earthquake swarms are an ongoing series of human activity-induced earthquakes affecting central Oklahoma, southern Kansas, northern Texas since 2009. Beginning in 2009, the frequency of earthquakes in the U.S. state of Oklahoma rapidly increased from an average of fewer than two 3.0+ magnitude earthquakes per year since 1978 to hundreds each year in the 2014–17 period. Thousands of earthquakes have occurred in Oklahoma and surrounding areas in southern Kansas and North Texas since 2009. Scientific studies attribute the rise in earthquakes to the disposal of wastewater produced during oil extraction that has been injected more deeply into the ground.

The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) is a collaboration of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and regional, state, and academic partners that collects and analyzes data on significant earthquakes to provide near real-time information to emergency responders and officials, the news media, and the public. Such information is used to anticipate the likely severity and extent of damage, and to guide decisions on the responses needed.

Joan S. Gomberg is a research geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey. She serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington. She is interested in subduction zone science, and studies how earthquakes trigger each other and how faults can slip. Gomberg is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. She was the first person to demonstrate how dynamic stress associated with seismic waves can trigger other earthquakes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David J. Wald</span> American seismologist (born 1962)

David Jay Wald is a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, Colorado. He is an affiliated faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines, and served as the editor-in-chief of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute's (EERI) journal, Earthquake Spectra, from 2018–2022. He also served on the Southern California Earthquake Center Science Planning Committee, 2014–2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Kate Allstadt". AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Feidt, Annie (28 December 2018). "Anchorage earthquake put new mapping tool to the test". Alaska Public Media . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Meet Kate Allstadt, self-described "present-day geologist"". College of the Environment. University of Washington . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Kate Allstadt" (PDF). College of the Environment. University of Washington.
  5. ↑ Iverson, R. M.; George, D. L.; Allstadt, K.; Reid, M. E.; Collins, B. D.; Vallance, J. W.; Schilling, S. P.; Godt, J. W.; Cannon, C. M.; Magirl, C. S.; Baum, R. L.; Coe, J. A.; Schulz, W. H.; Bower, J. B. (15 February 2015). "Landslide mobility and hazards: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 412: 197–208. Bibcode:2015E&PSL.412..197I. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.020 . ISSN   0012-821X.
  6. ↑ Multiple news sources:
  7. ↑ "Award # 1349572 - EAR-PF Toward early detection and tracking of mass movements at volcanoes using seismic methods". NSF Award Search. National Science Foundation . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. 1 2 Allstadt, Kate (12 March 2012). "The Danger Beneath Seattle: A City on a Fault Line". Next City . Crosscut.
  9. ↑ "[Kate Allstadt]". Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. 9 March 2015 – via Facebook.
  10. ↑ ""Big Sandbox for Adults" Maciej Obryk, Kate Allstadt, Thomas Rapstine". Don't Panic Geocast (Podcast).
  11. ↑ Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (2017). "Data Services Products: ESEC". IRIS. EarthScope Consortium. doi:10.17611/DP/ESEC.1 . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Allstadt, Kate E.; Thompson, Eric M.; Hearne, Mike; Jessee, M. Anna Nowicki; Zhu, J.; Wald, David J.; Tanyas, Hakan (2017). "Integrating landslide and liquefaction hazard and loss estimates with existing USGS real-time earthquake information products" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. USGS   70190140 Available through University of Twente as Pure ID 26270c2c-418c-4ceb-989f-baee1d956e21.
  13. ↑ Multiple news sources:
  14. ↑ Allstadt, K.; Vidale, J. E.; Frankel, A. D. (1 December 2013). "A Scenario Study of Seismically Induced Landsliding in Seattle Using Broadband Synthetic Seismograms". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 103 (6): 2971–2992. Bibcode:2013BuSSA.103.2971A. doi:10.1785/0120130051. ISSN   0037-1106.
  15. ↑ "Quake-triggered landslides pose significant hazard for Seattle, new study details potential damage" (Press release). San Francisco: Seismological Society of America. 21 October 2013 – via EurekAlert!.
  16. ↑ "Snow triggers quakes on Mount Rainier". EARTH Magazine. American Geosciences Institute. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  17. ↑ Brian, Olson [@mrbrianolson] (19 April 2023). "Kate Allstadt says USGS has mapped/compiled at least 2,800 landslides triggered by the Turkey earthquakes from remote imagery. In addition, InSAR shows some slides started, but haven't failed (yet?)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ Multiple news sources:
  19. ↑ "Geosciences Seminar Series 2017". Warner College of Natural Resources. Colorado State University . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Guest speaker: Kate Allstadt, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center". Earth & Environmental Science. Lehigh University . Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Invited Speaker Seminar with Dr. Kate Allstadt: "Landslides and Liquefaction Triggered by Recent US Earthquakes: Reports from the Field"". Geology Department. Western Washington University . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "IGPP Seminar Series 2022: Kate Alstadt". Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. University of California, San Diego . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Winter 2023 Weekly Seminar Schedule". Department of Earth Sciences. University of Oregon . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  24. ↑ Allstadt, Kate; Mitchell, Andrew; Toney, Liam; George, David; McDougall, Scott (3 March 2021). "Seismic inversions of large, rapid landslides: what they can and cannot tell us about event dynamics". EGU General Assembly 2021. Bibcode:2021EGUGA..23..954A. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-954 .
  25. ↑ Boyce, Rod (26 April 2023). "UAF researchers show work at seismology meeting". University of Alaska Fairbanks . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  26. ↑ Nailon, Jordan (12 August 2016). "Female Scientists Formed at Mount St. Helens Through GeoGirls Program". The Daily Chronicle . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Girls Take On Science at Mount St. Helens". U.S. News & World Report . Associated Press. 31 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "GEOGIRLS SCIENTISTS & INSTRUCTORS" (PDF). Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center.
  29. ↑ "The GeoGirls Program in the News". PASSCAL Instrument Center. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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