Land-to-Sea
Shaking Studies
Image: Paliwan Formation at Taiyuan Basin, E. Taiwan
Monday
20 Oct. 2025
Arrive in Taipei (suggested accommodation at The Howard Civil Service International House Hotel)
Evening: Welcome drinks reception near NTU campus
Tuesday
21 Oct. 2025
Morning: Keynote talks on workshop themes inc...
Spectrum of slip behaviour and links to large earthquake recurrence
Key challenges for land-to-sea paleoseismology
State-of-the-art techniques for advancing the field
Afternoon: Breakout discussions on workshop themes and other topics e.g.
Multi-proxy approaches to identify earthquake-related event signatures in the sediment record
Testing synchronicity to establish an earthquake source, including techniques to most efficiently and precisely date event deposits
The level to which different types of earthquakes can be distinguished based on event deposit characteristics
Wednesday
22 Oct. 2025
Morning: Participant talks and posters on...
Current state of knowledge regarding onshore and offshore paleoseismology at global active plate boundaries
Case studies highlighting cutting-edge methodologies
Afternoon: Breakout discussions focused on...
Defining where onshore and offshore paleoseismic records could be best aligned through innovative new drilling proposals
Evening: Travel to the OHotel near Taichung (west Taiwan) for group dinner and overnight accommodation
Thursday
23 Oct. 2025
Field-based workshop activities with highlights including:
Quinshi to visit the youngest fold-and-thrust belt
Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park
Jiji Weir, Wuchang Temple, and river aggradation site
Evening: Enjoy overnight at a Hot Spring Hotel, central Taiwan
Friday
24 Oct. 2025
Morning: Travel to the meeting venue Earthquake Museum near Taichung
Afternoon: Focused work on developing proposals for future grants and drilling campaigns
End of workshop ~5 pm. Transfer back to Taipei (free) or directly to the airport (can be arranged at a cost) for evening flights departing after 9pm.