Researchers May Be Underestimating the Intensity of Utah’s Future Big Earthquakes, Study Finds

Researchers may be underestimating the intensity of Utah’s future big earthquakes, study finds

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Researchers may be underestimating the intensity of Utah’s future big earthquakes, study finds • Utah News Dispatch

The 1896 Sears mansion in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Wells neighborhood sustained major damage in the Magna Earthquake and was later demolished. (Brian Maffly/University of Utah)As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models may be underestimating the intensity of shaking the Salt Lake Valley could experience in future earthquakes.  That’s because sediments in some areas u…

Seismologists say past research underestimates earthquake risks for Wasatch Front - TownLift, Park City News

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models may be underestimating the intensity of shaking the Salt Lake Valley could experience in future earthquakes. That’s because sediments in some areas under the valley are thicker than expected, researchers said in a news release — and thicker sediments can lead to stronger shaking during an earthquake. “In a basin, seismic sha…

Utah earthquake models may be underestimating potential intensity

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models may be underestimating the intensity of shaking the Salt Lake Valley could experience in future earthquakes. Continue reading…