A major fault located in Utah, USA, called the Wasatch Fault, is worrying scientists. It could cause larger earthquakes in ...

A recent study from Utah State University geoscientists explores the characteristics of rocks from a fault zone in Utah.

Their research revealed significant clues about the Wasatch Fault's earthquake risk. "Although the Wasatch Fault dips sharply at Salt Lake City, it curves more gently at depth as it moves west and ...

In the year since a magnitude 5.7 earthquake, Utah’s complicated Wasatch fault has come into sharper ... wherever there are historic brick homes at risk of collapse in a sizable quake.

According to Yonkee, Wednesday’s earthquake didn’t hit on the main Wasatch fault zone ... a building sustains in a quake depends on many factors, including how long the shaking lasts, how ...

A network of fissures, known as the Wasatch ... earthquake risk. “What has changed is our resolution of the faults and our ability to more closely see the smaller portions of the fault zones ...

Utah's biggest earthquake fault runs east of Salt Lake City, at the base of the steep Wasatch Mountains ... planners are also concerned about the risk of flooding from waves in the Great Salt ...

It shows there's significant risk in densely populated and rapidly developing areas near active Wasatch Front fault lines. Based on the map, Utah can have seismic activity in unexpected areas.

The team's research revealed significant clues about the Wasatch Fault's earthquake risk. Researchers explain why properties of fault rocks and geologic events that occurred more than a billion ...