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Seth Dee
Geologic Mapping Program Manager
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Business telephone: (775) 682-7704
Fax: (775) 784-1709
E-mail: sdee@unr.edu
Education
M.S. Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 2006
B.S. Geology, University of Puget Sound, 2000
Areas of Expertise
Geologic Mapping
Quaternary Geology
Engineering Geology
Paleoseismology
Earthquake and Landslide Hazard Characterization
Professional Work Experience
2022-present, Geologic Mapping Program Manager, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
2014-2022, Geologic Mapping Specialist, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
2012-2014, Senior Project Geologist, Lettis Consultants International, Walnut Creek, CA
2006-2012, Senior Project Geologist, William Lettis and Associates / Fugro Consultants Inc, Denver, CO
2005-2006, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
2003-2005, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2002–2003, Geotechnical Engineering Technician, Geo Group Northwest Inc., Bellevue, WA
Selected Publications
Geologic Maps
Dee, S., Koehler, R.D., Elliott, A.J., Hatem, A.E., Pickering, A.J., Pierce, I., Seitz, G.G., Collett, C.M.,
Dawson, T.E., De Masi, C., dePolo, C.M., Hartshorn, E.J., Madugo, C.M., Trexler, C.C., Verdugo, D.M.,
Wesnousky, S.G., and Zachariasen, J., 2021, Surface Rupture Map of the 2020 M 6.5 Monte Cristo
Range earthquake, Esmeralda and Mineral counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Map 190, 2 sheets, scale 1:14,000, 26p.
Darin, M.H., Dee, S., and Johnsen, R., 2021, Geologic map of the Sloan NE quadrangle, Clark County,
Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 21-2, scale 1:24,000, 9 p.
Snoke, A.W., Howard, K.A., and Dee, S., 2021, Geologic map of the Secret Valley quadrangle Elko
County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 189, scale 1:24,000, 21 p.
Dee, S., 2019, Geologic map of the Granite Peak quadrangle, Washoe County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau
of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 19-5, scale 1:24,000, 5 p.
Zuza, A.V., Dee, S., Henry, C.D., Ressel, M.W., and Thorman, C.H., 2019, Geologic map of the
Independence Valley NW quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Open-File Report 19-3, scale 1:24,000, 18 p.
Ressel, M.W., and Dee, S., 2018, Preliminary geologic map of the Ravens Nest quadrangle, Elko and
Eureka counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 18-5, scale
1:24,000, 20 p.
Zuza, A.V., Henry, C.D., Ressel, M.W., Thorman, C.H., Dee, S., and Blackmon, J.E., 2018, Preliminary
geologic map of the Independence Valley NE quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of
Mines and Geology Open-File Report 18-4, scale 1:24,000, 12 p.
Muntean, J.L., Dee, S., Hill, T.J., Hannink, R.L., Smith, M., Urie, G., and Raabe, K., 2017, Preliminary
geologic map of the Kinsley Mountains, Elko and White Pine counties, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of
Mines and Geology Open-File Report 17-7, scale 1:12,000, 5 p.
Hinz, N.H., Dee, S., and Johnsen, R., 2017, Preliminary geologic map of the Boulder City NW
quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 17-5,
scale 1:24,000, 5 p.
Dee, S., and Ressel, M.W., 2016, Preliminary geologic map of the Herder Creek quadrangle, Elko
County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 16-5, scale 1:24,000, 5 p.
Dee, S., Hinz, N.H., and Anderson, R.E., 2016, Preliminary geologic map of the Boulder City
quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 16-4,
scale 1:24,000, 6 p.
Dee, S., Dering, G.M., and Henry, C.D., 2015, Preliminary geologic map of the Heelfly Creek
quadrangle and adjacent parts of the Tent Mountain, Soldier Peak, and Secret Valley quadrangles,
Elko County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 15-4, scale 1:24,000, 5
p
Hinz, N.H., Ramelli, A.R., and Dee, S., 2015, Preliminary geologic map of the Sloan quadrangle, Clark
County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 15-7, scale 1:24,000, 4 p.
Journal Publications
Zuza, A., Levy, D., Dee, S., DesOrmeau, J.W., Cheng, F., and Li, X., 2022, Structural architecture and
attenuation of the ductile lower plate of the Ruby Mountain-East Humboldt Range metamorphic core
complex, northeast Nevada. Tectonics.
Koehler, R. D., Dee. S., A. Elliott, A. Hatem, A. Pickering, I. Pierce, and G. Seitz, 2021, Field Response
and Surface-Rupture Characteristics of the 2020 M 6.5 Monte Cristo Range Earthquake, Central
Walker Lane, Nevada, Seismological Research Letters 92 (2A): 823–839
Zuza, A. V., Henry, C. D., Dee, S., Thorman, C. H., and Heizler, M. T., 2021, Records of pulsed
intracontinental plateau growth and subsequent collapse in the North American Cordilleran
hinterland: Jurassic-Cenozoic tectonics of the Pequop Mountains, NE Nevada. Geosphere.
De Masi, C., Koehler, R., Dee, S., and Keen-Zebert, A., 2021, Early development of strike‐slip faulting:
paleoseismic study along the Petersen Mountain fault, northern Walker Lane, Nevada. Journal of
Quaternary Science. 36.
Hammond, W.C., Blewitt G., Kreemer, C., Koehler, R.D., and Dee, S., 2020, Geodetic observation of
seismic cycles before, during, and after the 2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquake using the MAGNET
GPS network, Seismological Research Letters, vol. 92 (2A): 647–662.
Zuza, A., Thorman, C., Henry, C., Levy, D., Dee, S., Long, S., Sandberg, C., and Soginard, E., 2020,
Pulsed Mesozoic Deformation in the Cordilleran Hinterland and Evolution of the Nevada plano:
Insights from the Pequop Mountains, NE Nevada. Lithosphere 2020 (1).
Anderson, J.G. and 25 others, 2019, A seismic hazard overview of the urban regions of Nevada: Recent
advancements and research directions. Seismological Research Letters, vol. 90(4), pp 6.
Final Technical Reports
Dee, S., Ramelli, A.R., and Koehler, R.D., 2018, Pilot Paleoseismic Investigation of Faults in the North
Valleys, Reno, NV, Final Technical Report to the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program, USGS External Award # G16AP00060
Dee, S., dePolo, C., and Koehler, R.D., 2019, Paleoseismic Investigation of the Eglington Fault, Clark
County, NV. Final Technical Report to the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program, USGS External Award # G18AP00013
Koehler, R.D., Dee, S., and De Masi, Conni, 2019, New Lidar Mapping and Paleoseismic
Characterization of the Petersen Mountain Fault Zone, North of Reno, NV, Final Technical Report to
the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, USGS External Award
#G18AP00007
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