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Utah Geological Survey

EERI announces the Utah Earthquake Resiliency Workshop

A message from EERI:
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Utah Chapter, the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, and many other organizations announce the Utah Earthquake Resiliency Workshop. This event will bring together engineers, architects, planners, geologists, government officials, community leaders, business owners, utility companies, and representatives from healthcare, public education, universities, and transportation. The workshop will bring in nationally known experts as keynote speakers with significant background in the field of resilience in addition to many local experts to serve as panelists.
 
The focus of this Workshop is to understand steps we can all take now to make the recovery from an earthquake faster.
 
The Workshop information:
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Viridian event Center
8030 South 1825 West
 
In the West Jordan City Library
Early registration ends on Wednesday, April 13
UT EQ Resiliency Workshop
Utah Geological Survey
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EERI Salt Lake City M7 Earthquake Scenario

A wonderful resource for earthquake safety and preparedness has just been released. The report was developed by the Utah Chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and was prepared for the Utah Seismic Safety Commission.

The Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Wasatch Fault-Salt Lake City Segment: Hazards and Loss Estimates report provides information about the effects of the Wasatch fault scenario earthquake-in particular, how long it may take the state of Utah and its residents to fully recover and the potential long-term impacts on Utah’s economy. The ultimate goal of this report is to catalyze public and private actions that will increase pre-disaster resiliency through earthquake preparedness-being prepared to WITHSTAND, to RESPOND, and to RECOVER.

Follow this link to obtain a PDF copy HERE!