Earthquakes

Geologists in Utah are looking for ways to improve the state’s preparedness for an inevitably large earthquake. One proposed way could send you an alert straight to your phone.

In March of 2020, Utah started to shake. The earthquake hit early in the morning along the Wasatch Front. Director of the University Of Utah Seismograph…

While the recent Magna earthquake may have taken many Utahns by surprise, geologists at the Utah Geological Survey were hard at work finishing a…

No one can predict when, where, and how big the next earthquake might be, but earthquake-prone places like California and Japan have installed systems…

After the earthquake in Utah on Wednesday morning, Utah State University Extension family andconsumer sciences educator Teresa Hunsaker provided the…

Between efforts to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and the largest earthquake Utah has seen in 28 years, there is a lot of uncertainty right now. It’s…

Last week, the 3.9 earthquake centered near Tremonton came as a big surprise to Box Elder County geologists - caused by one of many unknown faults in…

Officials are reporting that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Utah-Colorado border and was felt in the tourist town of Moab, Utah.The…

Volcanoes have been much in the news of late, with eruptions in Hawaii, Guatemala, and most recently, in Bali. You may know that Yellowstone National Park…