"A building is only as strong as its foundation" is a common adage to signify the importance of having a stable and solid ...

He said there's a "real" risk for an even stronger earthquake, which would be catastrophic to Utah's urban core. Keach points out that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake would be 20 times bigger and 89 ...

"We live in earthquake country and to have a commission dedicated to researching and looking at the issues that could mitigate the risk to our citizens to the state of Utah, at no cost to the ...

Some Utah residents, according to the survey, said they believe communities will pull together to lessen an earthquake’s impacts and agencies would step in. Here are some examples: ...

The risk assessments were derived in part from a US Geological Survey study that created earthquake models to help inform municipalities and insurance companies about such hazards.

Learn more about seismic risk assessment in an upcoming webinar, “Seismic 101: Understanding the Importance of Seismic Risk Assessments” hosted by Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.

Emery County has a “very high” risk of landslides. There’s also relatively high risk in Garfield, Grand, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Utah, Washington and Weber counties.

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 ...

The accurate estimation of bearing stratum depth, the subsurface soil or rock layer depth that can support a foundation, is ...