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Read MoreSeismic Recordings of the Post Malone Concert At Rice-Eccles Stadium The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) #UteQuake project has been recording seismic signals related to Utes Football games for two seasons now. However, football games aren’t the only thing that makes the stadium shake. On April 29th, 2025, Post Malone kicked off his “Big […]
Read MoreToday is the Great Utah ShakeOut! There’s still time to register to participate at https://www.shakeout.org/utah Don’t forget to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:15 a.m.!
Read MoreFive years ago today, northern Utah was shaken by the M5.7 Magna earthquake. Since then, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations has recorded >2800 aftershocks, 90% of which occurred in the first year following the mainshock. Even though it has been five years, the aftershock sequence is ongoing. In the past 12 months, UUSS has […]
Read MoreAs of this morning, 89 earthquakes have been located in the sequence ~15 mi southwest of Tremonton, UT, with magnitudes ranging 0.8 to 4.4. Four events were M3 or greater, but most of the seismicity is below M2. The magnitude 4.4 event occurred on May 5, at 5:30 PM MDT and was reported to have […]
Read MoreThe Utah Seismic Safety Commission publication Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country—Your Handbook for Earthquakes in Utah 2nd Edition gives information on earthquake hazards and preparedness. Download a PDF copy here. Pick up a free copy from the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore. Pick up a free copy from the Utah Division of Emergency Management (1110 […]
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Read MoreUUSS director Keith Koper gave a presentation about the M5.7 Magna, UT earthquake at the Utah Seismic Safety Commission Quarterly Meeting held May 7, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwnVkRZt4js
Read MoreToday, our director, Keith Koper, sat down to talk about this morning’s M4.2 earthquake. He shares why we consider this an aftershock, why we consider this to be normal, why aftershocks occur, why this event may have felt different than Tuesday’s M4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlHFjuOqktQ
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