Utah Faults
Exposing the Wasatch Fault
Past large earthquakes on the central, most active segments of the fault and how geologists interpret evidence of large, prehistoric earthquakes, with footage from the North Creek trench investigation.
Wasatch Fault Flyby
The Salt Lake City segment of the Wasatch fault and related geologic features.
North Creek Trench on Wasatch Fault
Time-lapse video of the excavation and investigation of the North Creek trench on the Nephi segment of the Wasatch fault zone.
Compilation of existing information on faults and fault-related folds considered to be potential earthquake sources.
Fault Information
Large earthquakes on the Wasatch fault
Earthquake Fault Information & County Fault Maps
General information about what a fault and a surface fault rupture are, and page-size county fault maps (Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber, Cache, Tooele, Washington).
Utah earthquakes (1850–2016) and Quaternary faults (pdf)
Map 277
The Wasatch Fault (pdf) Public Information Series #40
Written for the non-geologist and profusely illustrated. What is it, where is it, how to recognize it, building on it, what are earthquakes and how often do they occur, the future of the fault, and where to get more information – these are all included in this informative brochure.
