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.
Survey Notes Articles
The Wasatch Fault from Above: Re-mapping the Wasatch Fault Zone Using Airborne High-Resolution Topographic Data, Survey Notes, v. 49 no. 3, September 2017
Recent Urban Geologic Mapping of Northwestern Salt Lake Valley, Survey Notes, v. 48 no. 2, May 2016
Paleoseismic Investigation of the Taylorsville Fault, West Valley Fault Zone, Utah, Survey Notes, v. 48 no. 2, May 2016
Glad You Asked: Glacial striations and slickensides – What are those groovy rocks and how did they get that way?, Survey Notes, v. 40 no. 3, September 2008
UGS Excavates New Fault Trenches on the Weber Segment of the Wasatch Fault Zone, Survey Notes, v. 40 no. 2, May 2008
Glad You Asked: I am thinking of buying a house at “X” address… is it near a fault?, Survey Notes, v. 39 no. 2, May 2007
