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 say the Salt Lake Valley’s segment of the Wasatch fault is at an acute juncture in a recurring 1,400-year geologic cycle of massive earthquakes. Seismic predictors point to a matter of ...

He pointed out the fault line, where the rock demonstrates some upheaval. "To generate a rupture that goes all the way to the surface, you need at least a magnitude 6.5," he said.

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists believe they have the potential to cause more damage than previously thought. Utah is believed to have a 50 percent risk of a large, damaging earthquake along the Wasatch Fault in 50 years.

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 the state's other ...

Friday marks the two-year anniversary of a 5. 7 magnitude earthquake that struck near Magna. The quake hit just after 7 a. m. and was felt across the Wasatch Front and beyond, with some who ...

Slickrock: Geologists explore why Utah's Wasatch Fault is vulnerable to earthquakes Date: May 6, 2025 Source: Utah State University Summary: Using rock samples collected from the Wasatch Fault ...

The aqueducts import water from outside the region and cross the San Andreas Fault. The failure of these aqueducts, like in Utah, not only pose a threat to the state in which they reside but to ...