Utah's Earthquake Threat: Generalized Map of Quaternary faults in Utah
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Resource ID
1130
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Utah's Earthquake Threat: Generalized Map of Quaternary faults in Utah
Author
Utah Geological Survey
Publisher
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Accession
UGS-HB5756
Camera make / model
LS9000 Slide
Original filename
UET_S3.jpg
Caption
Earthquakes occur on faults. This is a generalized map of faults in Utah. The named faults are considered areas of significant seismic hazard. We have so many faults because we are part of the Great Basin-that area between the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and our Wasatch Range-that has been extending (stretching) for approximately 15 million years. The stretching builds up strain energy in the crust until it suddenly breaks and moves in an earthquake.