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UGS geologists conducting a trench investigation to gather fault and earthquake data.

We hope you all had an enjoyable and safe long Labor Day weekend! Here’s a little story for the Tuesday morning catchup. A research team, including some of our UGS geologists, are studying a portion of the Taylorsville-West Valley City Fault to gain a better sense of past earthquakes on the fault. Read more!

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A research team is digging up a portion of the Taylorsville-West Valley City Fault out by the Salt Lake City International Airport, and their goal is to get a better sense of the danger from that fault and how big of an earthquake it could create.

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Authorities are evacuating residents as a precaution after a mudslide damaged a few homes in Woodland Hills overnight.

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The fouled waters of the Animas River are slowly clearing, but the widespread hazards posed by toxic mine waste will be with us for centuries.

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Heavy rain in Utah County led to a mudslide on U.S. 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon Sunday afternoon, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

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Did anyone feel the minor jolt in southern Utah on Saturday? Read further for more details on the minor event.

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A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook the earth beneath a few small towns in southern Utah Saturday.

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FOX 13 News has featured several videos of flash floods and other weather phenomenon from David Rankin over the years, but he says his latest video represents the pay off from two years of planning and waiting. The footage was shot Saturday north of Lake Powell, near Big Water, Utah.

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Maybe some of you have seen the new movie “San Andreas.” So what could we expect to happen in the event of a giant earthquake on the San Andreas Fault? Read more in this article to find out.

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A giant earthquake will strike California this summer. Skyscrapers will topple, the Hoover Dam will crumble and a massive tsunami will wash across the Golden Gate Bridge. Or at least, that’s the scenario that will play out on the big screen in San Andreas.

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Like California, Utah is also earthquake country. One of the best forms of preparation is educating yourself and your family on what to do in the event of an earthquake. For more information on what you can do, see Putting Down Roots, or visit www.bereadyutah.gov.

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Farmington Canyon will be closed for three days to allow the area to be evaluated by engineers after a large boulder fell and blocked the road Sunday.

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A minor earthquake shook portions of northern Utah late Saturday morning, but there were no reports of damage.

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Bill Lund, one of our senior scientists here at the Utah Geological Survey, weighs in on the issues surrounding groundwater mining and its effects in Iron County.

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We can’t see aquifers, but these underground water reservoirs make life possible in the West. As we continue our series on Utah’s Uncertain Water Future, we explore the consequences of mining groundwater in Utah’s Cedar Valley.

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