Experts believe that the Wasatch Fault, one of the longest and most active normal faults in the world, is long overdue for a major earthquake, with a 57% chance of experiencing a magnitude 6.0 or ...

Seismologists and earthquake engineers in Utah have long spoken of “the big one.” An earthquake somewhere along the Wasatch Fault could result in approximately 2,500 deaths, $33 billion in economic ...

Thanks to the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Plant in Orem, Utah and Salt Lake County residents get clean drinking water ...

MAGNA, Utah (KUTV) — Monday marked four years since a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Magna. The quake hit just after 7 a.m. on March 18, 2020, and was felt across the Wasatch Front and beyond, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists have dug a pair of trenches in a field near I-215, giving them a rare look at the West Valley fault line. It's a cross section of the fault line, which is like a branch of ...

April is Earthquake Awareness Month in Utah and experts remind us, though the Wasatch Fault seems calm, the threat of an earthquake remains. Here in Utah, we are used to preparing for a day with ...

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St. George • Seismologists and public safety officials don’t want anyone to get rattled in the aftermath of the 4.5 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Utah Sunday, but they do want residents to ...

DENVER — Living in the Great Plains and Mountain West, there are a lot of hazards we are used to dealing with — harsh winters, severe storms, wildfires and floods. There are other natural dangers that ...

For many Utahns, it’s an indelible and bone-jarring memory from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. When a 5.7 magnitude ...