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As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models may be underestimating the intensity of shaking the Salt Lake Valley ...
Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed decades of earthquakes in central Utah and suspect that swarms are triggered by hot water, powered by geothermal activity.
The five-year anniversary of the earthquake that hit Magna, other parts of Salt Lake County and reverberated around much of the state is Tuesday. The 5.7 magnitude earthquake caused extensive ...
On Thursday, hundreds participated in the "Great Utah ShakeOut," an annual earthquake drill designed to raise awareness to the risks and ways to mitigate the damage.
Utah's risk of a major earthquake is still growing, but state geological officials say it's also possible to give many residents at least a short warning before ...
St. George • Seismologists and public safety officials don’t want anyone to get rattled in the aftermath of the 4.5 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Utah Sunday, but they do want ...
Central Utah has been the stage for dozens of earthquake swarms that have been recorded over the past 40 years by an ever-expanding network of seismic arrays managed by the University of Utah.
Here's how Utah State University is helping Utah prepare for a bigger earthquake three years after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that was felt widely across the Wasatch Front.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook a portion of Utah early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
With a new U.S. Geological Survey report shows nearly 75 percent of the United States could experience a damaging earthquake, but what exactly does that mean for Utah?