Reports and Presentations

2021

• Presentation by Dr. Wael Hassan, Associate Professor of Structural Earthquake Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage

2019 Response and recovery briefings—30 November 2018 M7.1 Earthquake

• Presentation by Barrett Salisbury, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
• Presentation by Natalia Ruppert, Alaska Earthquake Center
• Presentation by Buzz Scher, Municipality of Anchorage Geotechnical Advisory Commission
• Presentation by Wael Hassan, University of Alaska Anchorage, College of Engineering
• Presentation by Matt Tanaka, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
• Presentation by Bryan Fisher, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

2019

• Presentation by Steven Bibby, Director of Security and Emergency Services at BC Housing: British Columbia's Approach to Post Disaster Building Assessments
• Presentation by Laura Kelly, P.E., Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission and U.S. Coast Guard Supervisory Engineer: School Hazard Identification and Risk Management in Alaska

2018

• Vulnerability of Some Juneau School District Schools to Earthquake Damage Based on Rapid Visual Screening - BBFM Final Report on Juneau School District Buildings
• Vulnerability of Some Sitka School District Schools to Earthquake Damage Based on Rapid Visual Screening - BBFM Final Report on Sitka School District Buildings
• Active faults and seismic hazards in Alaska, report by R.D. Koehler, G.A. Carver, and Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission

2017

• Presentation by Sally Russell Cox, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs: Risk MAP Briefing
• Vulnerability of Some Fairbanks North Star Borough Schools to Earthquake Damage Based on Rapid Visual Screening - BBFM Final Report on Fairbanks North Star School District Buildings

2016

• Presentation by Amanda Siok, FEMA Region 10: Risk MAP Briefing
• The Benefits of Enhanced Earthquake Monitoring and Potential Earthquake Early Warning in Alaska

2015

• Vulnerability of Some Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools to Earthquake Damage Based on Rapid Visual Screening - BBFM Final Report on Kenai Peninsula School District Buildings
• Guide to Performing a Concept-Level Earthquake Scenario Study in Alaska
• Identifying Potential Earthquake Dangers to Alaska's Students and Schools - BBFM Final Report on Matanuska-Susitna School District Buildings

2014

• Presentation by Robert (Buzz) Scher, P.E., Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission and Anchorage Geotechnical Advisory Commission: Influence of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake on Civil Engineering and Building Codes in Alaska (and the USA)
• Why the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Matters 50 Years Later
• Presentation on the Alaska Shield 2014 Exercise by the Alaska Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management

2013

• Presentation by Gary Chock on the development of tsunami structural design provisions for the U.S.

2012

• Dr. John Aho, former chairman of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission, has been selected to receive the 2012 lifetime achievement award in seismic risk reduction from the Western States Seismic Policy Council
• Introduction to the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission

2011

• The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
• Brochure: Earthquake Insurance and You

2010

• ASHSC member Rich Koehler to join post-earthquake investigation team in Haiti
• Washington State Seismic Mitigation Policy Gap Analysis: A Cross-State Comparison
• Presentation by Yumei Wang, PE, Oregon Department of Geology & Mineral Industries: Oregon's Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program
• Presentation by Glenn Pomeroy, CEO, California Earthquake Authority: Earthquake Insurance Availability and Need
• Presentation by Peter Haeussler, USGS Research Geologist: USGS Earthquake Hazards Work in Alaska
• Presentation to the Alaska Partnership for Infrastructure Protection

2009

• Recommendation for Evaluating Existing Public Schools for Seismic Safety
• Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission Re-Chartering Session, September 9, 2009
• Presentation given by Ian Shennan of Durham University, UK: Multi-Segment Earthquakes and the Tsunami Potential of the Aleutian Megathrust
• Presentation given by Jeff Freymueller, University of Alaska, Fairbanks: Using Precision GPS Measurements to Determine Movement of the Earth's Crust – Deformation Measurements for Seismic Hazard Assessment
• Presentation to the State of Alaska Senate Education and Finance Committees
• Presentation by Ivan Wong, URS Corp.: Seismic Hazard Analyses for the Port of Anchorage Expansion Project

2008

• Kodiak Island Borough wins national seismic safety award:
  • Nomination letter
  • Announcement
• ASHSC member Laura Kelly earns U.S. Coast Guard 2009 Engineer of the Year Award
• Joyner Lecture by Chris Poland: Building a Resilient Community: Preparing for the Next Earthquake
• Insurance Sub-Committee Report
• New Ground Failure Hazard Map Anchorage, Alaska
• Post-Earthquake Planning
• Deliverables – ASHSC Education and Outreach Committee
• Earthquake Insurance in Alaska
• Earthquake Scenario Committee
• FEMA and Emergency Management
• Insurance Sub-Committee meeting
• School Committee
• ASHSC Hazards Identification Committee
• Presentation by Commission Chairman John Aho to Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin

2007

• The Fifth anniversary of the 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake
• Earthquake Scenario Committee Progress Report and Recommendations
• Seismic Instrumentation in the Frontier Building, Anchorage, Alaska
• Successful Implementation of Seismic Mitigation for Schools
• Implementation of the Shakemap System in Alaska
• Tsunami Inundation Mapping for Alaskan Coastal Communities
• Alaska Earthquake Information Center: Recent Seismicity Report
• Report of the ASHSC Education and Outreach Committee: Powerpoint
• Report of the ASHSC Education and Outreach Committee: Text

2006

• State seismic commission releases report on centennial of San Francisco quake
• Legislation Pertaining to Schools Seismic Safety
• An Insurance Perspective on Earthquake Events in Alaska
• Anchorage School District Emergency Preparedness
• California earthquake Senario
• C Street Overpass Instrumentation
• Earthquakes and Seismic Networks in Alaska
• Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Tsunami Warning Center
• Office of Emergency Management, Municipality of Anchorage
• Earthquake Risk Mitigation

2005

• New state advisory commission tackles earthquake risk

1980

• Greater Anchorage Area Earthquake Response Study, 1980