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After a 12-by-9-foot boulder crashed into a home and injured a woman, the city is looking at their development approval process.
About 3 a.m. on Jan. 19, Wanda Denhalter, 63, was sleeping alone in her home at 1681 E. 50 North Circle in St. George when she was awoken by a boulder crashing into her home. The woman was injured badly by the boulder, which crashed into the side of her king-sized bed.
kutv.com
A series of more than a dozen small earthquakes near Cedar City, Utah didn’t cause any damage but caught the attention of residents and scientists.
“Almost like a sonic boom,” is how Enoch resident J.D. Price described one of the quakes.
The 13 tremblers ranged from just under a magnitude 1.0 on the Richter scale to 3.7 for the largest quake with epicenters located about 9 miles northwest of Cedar City near the town of Enoch.
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After a boulder smashed into a St. George home and seriously injured a woman, a geologist is asking cities to pay attention to rock fall hazards when approving housing developments.
Someone was hurt this time, said Bill Lund, senior geologist with the Utah Geological Survey who specializes in geologic hazards. It could have very well been worse.
The boulder broke loose around 3 a.m. Saturday and tumbled down Foremaster Ridge into the bedroom of Wanda Denhalter.
Congratulations to Jay Hill who was named the 2012 UGS Employee of the Year. Jay is a GIS analyst in the Editorial section and has worked for the UGS for four years. His excellent work, positive attitude, and sense of humor make Jay a deserving recipient of the UGS Employee of the Year Award.
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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