Utah's Earthquake Threat: Seismicity of the Intermountain Seismic Belt from 1850 to 1974
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Resource ID
1131
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Utah's Earthquake Threat: Seismicity of the Intermountain Seismic Belt from 1850 to 1974
Author
Utah Geological Survey
Publisher
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Accession
UGS-HB5756
Camera make / model
LS9000 Slide
Caption
A close-up of that "right arm" shows that it extends across southern Nevada, up through the central part of Utah, Idaho, and Montana. We live in a seismically active area. Approximately, 700 earthquakes are recorded annually in the Utah region by the University of Utah Seismograph Stations. Most are too small to be felt. However, since settlement in 1847, approximately forty earthquakes have caused significant damage. The most expensive was a magnitude 5.7 event that occurred in Cache Valley in 1962 causing one million dollars in property damage.