As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...

Researchers recently discovered sediment is thicker than previously thought, potentially increasing shaking during a future ...

As Utah’s “geological clock” continues to tick closer and closer to its next big earthquake, researchers at the University of ...

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 ...

The sediments underlying the Salt Lake Valley are thicker in places than previously thought, indicating that current seismic ...

“Utah is NOT prepared for a major Wasatch fault earthquake,” said a 2015 report ... its experts were seeking funding to model new damage scenarios in order to provide “more fine-grained ...

Much of central Utah's seismic activity comes in groups of small earthquakes. A study by seismologists examines 2,300 quakes occurring 40 'swarms' dating back to 1981, opening a window into Earth ...

Earthquake swarms in Utah are suspected to be linked to geothermal energy, according to new research. By analyzing decades of seismic data, seismologists at the University of Utah are working to ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook a portion of Utah early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was reported just after midnight local time about two ...

“Utah is NOT prepared for a major Wasatch fault earthquake,” said a 2015 report ... its experts were seeking funding to model new damage scenarios in order to provide “more fine-grained ...