A new technical publication entitled Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking maps for the Salt Lake City, Utah, metropolitan area, has been released by the Utah Geological Survey.

This is the complete version of the study that produced the Public Information publication titled Ground-shaking map for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Wasatch fault, Salt Lake City, Utah, metropolitan area- a useful lay guide to the earthquake ground shaking hazard in the Salt Lake area.

The new $25.00 publication describes how the maps were made and contains a CD with GIS coverage from which maps could be produced and combined with other information. The maps are not intended for use in design of structures, but rather to increase awareness and facilitate emergency response planning and loss estimation.

This publication, and other earthquake publications are available at the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, located at 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, (801) 537-3320, (888) UTAH MAP, or mapstore.utah.gov.