Quaternary Fault Parameters
The primary goal of the Utah Quaternary Fault Parameters Working Group (UQFPWG) is to characterize active fault sources in Utah. Learn More.
Ground Shaking
The Ground Shaking Working Group continues to develop the Wasatch Front Community Velocity Model (CVM) and large-scale earthquake hazard maps for the Wasatch Front. Learn More.
Basin and Range Province Earthquakes
The Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group (BRPEWG) works to develop recommendations from technical experts on seismic-hazard issues in the Basin and Range Province. Learn More.
Liquefaction Advisory Group
The Liquefaction Advisory Group continues its long-term goal to produce maps showing annual probabilities of liquefaction and liquefaction-induced ground displacement. Learn More.
Earthquake Probabilities
Active from 2010 to 2016, the Working Group on Utah Earthquake Probabilities developed forecasts of large earthquakes along the Wasatch Front to heighten the public’s awareness and understanding of seismic hazards. Learn More.
Basin & Range Province Seismic Hazards Summits
Basin & Range Province Seismic Hazards Summits bring together geologists, seismologists, geodesists, engineers, emergency managers, and policy makers to present and discuss the latest earthquake hazards research in the Basin and Range Province. Learn More.
More Working Groups and Organizations
Utah Wetland Working Group
The goal of the working group is to raise awareness of the Utah Geological Survey’s wetland program and to provide a structured space for state, federal, academic, consultant, and nonprofit partners to share information, identify needs, and coordinate efforts. Learn More.
Utah Geothermal Network
The Utah Geothermal Network (UGeN) is a collaborative community built to connect people, projects, and ideas across Utah’s growing geothermal landscape. Our mission is to create a welcoming, non-competitive space for knowledge exchange that advances research, education, and real-world opportunities in geothermal energy. Learn More.
Conference + Short Course
2018 Lake Bonneville Geologic Conference and Short Course
With the publication in 2016 of the “Lake Bonneville: A Scientific Update” book, the Utah Geological Survey is interested in bringing together the geologic community to review and discuss relevant research in the Lake Bonneville basin. The goal of the conference and short course was twofold: (1) to provide a setting for the review and discussion of Lake Bonneville/Great Salt Lake geologic research, and (2) provide education and networking opportunities for the local geologic community.
Short Courses
2017 Applications of High Resolution Topography to Geologic Hazards in Utah
Website
2017 Soils as a Tool for Quaternary Geology
Database
2015 Characterizing Hazardous Faults – Techniques, Data Needs, and Analysis
Booklet
Presentations
