Earthquakes & Faults Liquefaction Landslides & Rock Falls Ground Cracks Radon Hazard Assistance Online Maps For Real-Estate Agents & Homebuyers Working Groups Bookstore Publications Related Websites Geologic Hazards Program

Damage from South Weber landslide. Most Recent Hazards Creekside Drive Landslides, Mountain Green, Morgan County, 2005-06 Recent Utah Earthquakes, U of U Seismograph Stations (outside link)

Earthquakes/Faults

• Earthquakes & Faults (includes publications & maps)
• Liquefaction (includes maps)
• Recent Utah Earthquakes, U of U Seismograph Stations (outside link)
• Earthquake-Hazards Working Groups & Mapping Plans

Landslides/Debris Flows/Rock Falls

• Events and Information (includes photos)
• NEW -- Wildfires and debris flows in northern Utah (pdf)

Ground Cracks

• Land subsidence in southwest Utah from 1993 to 1996 measured with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)
  Miscellaneous Publication 06-5 (pdf)
• The origin and extent of earth fissures in Escalante Valley, southern Escalante Desert, Iron County, Utah
  Special Study 115 (pdf)
• Earth fissures near Beryl Junction, Escalante Desert, preliminary report, January 26, 2005

Radon

• Radon (includes maps)
  A radioactive gas that has no smell, taste, or color.

Hazard Assistance

• Using geologic-hazards information to reduce risks and losses - a guide for local governments (pdf)
  Public Information Series #75
• Information Sources - where to get preparedness and other hazards information
• Who do I call? (for geologic-hazard problems) - for identification and mitigation
• Geologic-Hazard Assistance provided for cities, towns, and counties

Working Groups

• Earthquake-Hazards Working Groups & Mapping Plans
• Governor's Geologic Hazards Working Group

Related Bookstore Publications

• Guidelines for preparing engineering geologic reports in Utah (pdf) 1986
  Miscellaneous Publication M
• Earthquakes
• Landslides and Floods
• Liquefaction
• Paleoseismicity of Utah
• Radon

Related Websites

• Earthquakes
• Landslides
• Radon

Geologic Hazards Program

The Geologic Hazards Program helps protect Utah's public health and safety by investigating geologic hazards and environmental concerns involving geology; provides state and local governments and the public with information and technical services; compiles small- and large-scale geologic-hazard maps; and performs detailed studies of geologic hazards.