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However, the Wasatch Front, which sits along the Wasatch Fault, is orange, meaning that there’s a 50% to 75% chance of damaging shaking in the coming decades.
Experts believe that the Wasatch Fault, one of the longest and most active normal faults in the world, is long overdue for a major earthquake, with a 57% chance of experiencing a magnitude 6.0 or ...
A massive 8.8 magnitude Russian earthquake triggered a rash of volcanic action. Russian seismologists report seven volcanoes on Kamchatka Peninsula showing activity. One volcano just erupted for the ...
A major fault located in Utah, USA, called the Wasatch Fault, is worrying scientists. It could cause larger earthquakes in Salt Lake City. A new study shows that this fault descends less steeply ...
With roughly 80 percent of the state's population living close to the Wasatch Fault, and that number only growing, she said it's crucial to mitigate risks.
LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- About 240 miles long, Utah’s Wasatch Fault stretches along the western edge of the Wasatch Mountains from southern Idaho to central Utah, running through Salt Lake City and ...
April is Earthquake Awareness Month in Utah and experts remind us, though the Wasatch Fault seems calm, the threat of an earthquake remains. Here in Utah, we are used to preparing for a day with ...
Scientists call these seismic groups "swarms," which are a distinct category from the numerous aftershocks following a big shake, such as the 5.7 magnitude Magna quake of 2020 on the Wasatch Fault.
MAGNA, Utah (KUTV) — Monday marked four years since a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Magna. The quake hit just after 7 a.m. on March 18, 2020, and was felt across the Wasatch Front and ...
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Salt Lake City, Utah, rattling the region and sparking concerns about future tremors. The earthquake, which occurred just 43 miles southeast of the city, was ...
"During the summer of 2007, Questar Gas Company requested that the University of Utah evaluate a conceptual EPS Geofoam cover system for a steel, natural gas pipeline crossing the Wasatch fault in ...
An earthquake somewhere along the Wasatch Fault could result in approximately 2,500 deaths, $33 billion in economic losses and 330,000 households without potable water for over 90 days, according ...