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Geologic Hazards Staff

The Geologic Hazards Program helps protect Utah's public health and safety by investigating geologic hazards and environmental concerns involving geology; provides state and local governments and the public with information and technical services; develops small- and large-scale geologic-hazard maps; and performs detailed studies of geologic hazards.

Services

• Geologic-Hazard Assistance for cities, towns, and counties
• Review of reports and site evaluations for schools
• Earthquake-Hazards Working Groups
• Governor's Geologic Hazards Working Group

Geologic-Hazards Information

• For Consultants and Design Professionals
• For Real-Estate Agents & Homebuyers
• Geologic-Hazard Maps Online
• Earthquakes/Faults (includes maps)
• Landslides/Debris Flows/Rock Falls
• Liquefaction (includes maps)
• Ground Cracks
• Radon (includes maps)
• Hazard Assistance

Geologic-Hazards Projects

Helps protect Utah's public health and safety by providing information to reduce losses from geologic hazards. Major projects include:

• Salt Lake Valley geologic-hazards mapping
• investigating the paleoseismicity of the Weber segment of the Wasatch fault
• investigating the paleoseismicity of the Brigham City segment of the Wasatch fault
• Ogden Valley geologic-hazards mapping
• Cache Valley geologic-hazards mapping
• Zion National Park geologic-hazards mapping
• Cedar City metropolitan area geologic-hazards mapping
• Norwood Tuff landslide investigations
• mapping and investigating the West Valley fault zone
• Wasatch Front landslide monitoring and investigations
• Quaternary geologic mapping for use in producing geologic-hazard maps

Related Bookstore Publications

• Earthquakes
• Landslides and Floods
• Liquefaction
• Paleoseismicity of Utah
• Quaternary studies
• Radon

Related Web Sites

• Earthquake Information
• Radon

Geologic Hazards Staff