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Reconnaissance of the Little Valley landslide, Draper, Utah: Evidence for possible Late Holocene, earthquake-induced reactivation of a large, pre-existing landslide (OFR-520)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland Using geomorphic analysis, and radiocarbon ages from a consultant’s landslide investigation, this publication outlines a partial movement history for the Little Valley landslide in Draper, Utah, and an approach for recognizing earthquake-induced reactivation in preexisting slides in the Wasatch Front....
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Basin and range province earthquake working group seismic-hazard recommendations to the U. S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Mapping Program (OFR-477)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. R. Lund, editor This report presents consensus recommendations of the Basin and Range Province Earthquake Working Group (BRPEWG) on five seismic-hazard issues in the Basin and Range Province (BRP) important to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) 2007 update of the National Seismic...
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Investigation of the potential of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to detect land subsidence in SW Utah (OFR-446)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: R. R. Forster The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to measure land surface change in southwest Utah. This study is referred to as Phase-1. Based on the results of Phase-1 and the desires...
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Interim map showing shear-wave-velocity characteristics of engineering geologic units in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area (OFR-424)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland and G. N. McDonaldEmpirical correlation between earthquake ground-motion amplification and the average shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 meters below the ground surface (Vs30) provides the basis of the site classes in the International Building Code. This knowledge allows engineers...
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Utah Geological Survey earthquake-response plan and investigation field guide (OFR-384)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: B. J. Solomon This plan provides guidelines for response by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) to significant earthquakes in Utah. The UGS is the lead state scientific agency responsible for understanding, documenting, and responding to geologic hazards. The plan defines criteria for selection...
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Engineering geologic map folio, western Wasatch County, Utah (OFR-319)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. D. Hylland, M. Lowe, and C. E. Bishop This publication is an engineering folio for western Wasatch County. Four plates detail the landslide hazards in the area. Four plates detail the flood hazards, earthquake hazards, and problem soils in the western Wasatch...
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Preliminary policies and development plan for the Utah Geological Survey component of the Utah Strong- Motion Instrumentation Program (OFR-302)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. S. Olig and G. E. Christenson Engineers need strong-motion records to design cost-effective, earthquake-resistant structures. However, there is a lack of such records from earthquakes in Utah. Utah has unique geologic and seismologic conditions and large uncertainties exist when records from other...
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The March 16, 1992 ML 4.2 western Traverse Mountains earthquake, Salt Lake County, Utah (OFR-255)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: G. E. Christenson Two agencies in Utah share the principal responsibility for the study of and scientific response to earthquakes in the state. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations operates the seismic monitoring network and determines the earthquake's location, magnitude, and focal mechanism....
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Structural properties of the American Fork, Provo, and part of the Spanish Fork subsegments, Wasatch normal fault zone, Utah (OFR-186)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: R. L. Bruhn, J. J. Lee, and W. A. Yonkee This report discusses the structure of the southern Wasatch fault zone between the Traverse Mountains and Springville, Utah. This includes the central and northern part of the Provo rupture segment. Subsequent work resulted...
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Earthquake instrumentation for Utah, report and recommendations of the Utah Policy Panel on earthquake Instrumentation (OFR-168)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, editor Utah faces a serious threat of large damaging earthquakes. Consequences are all too vividly brought to mind by recent earthquake catastrophes in Armenia and Mexico City – both relevant examples for potential earthquake losses along Utah’s Wasatch Front. In...
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Probabilistic liquefaction severity index maps of the State of Utah (OFR-159)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: M. A. Mabey and T. L. Youd Liquefaction Severity Index maps for the state of Utah were generated using probabilistic analysis. The Liquefaction Severity Index (LSI) expresses the maximum magnitude of differential deformation which would be the result of the liquefaction of a...
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Subsurface map and seismic risk analysis of the Salt Lake Valley (OFR-152)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: H. Radkins, M. Murphy, and G. T. Schuster This report is divided into two sections: 1) a compilation and integration of existing geophysical data pertaining to the sub-surface structure of Salt Lake Basin, and 2) a suite of synthetic seismograms which attempt to...
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Proceedings volume, Basin and Range Province Seismic-Hazards Summit (MP 98-2)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. R. Lund, editor The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) hosted the Basin and Range Province (BRP) Seismic-Hazards Summit in Reno, Nevada, May 13-15, 1997, to review important technical issues in characterizing seismic...
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Site-specific strong ground motion estimates for the Salt Lake Valley (MP 93-9)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: I. G. Wong and W. J. Silva The high level of seismic hazard in Salt Lake Valley from potential large earthquakes on the Wasatch fault zone has long been recognized. Of obvious importance to hazard mitigation is the prediction of the near-field strong...
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Tectonic evolution of the Uinta Mountains: palinspastic restoration of a structural cross section along longitude 109?15', Utah (MP 93-8)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: D. S. Stone Major tectonic events important in the evolution of the Uinta Mountains were evaluated through palinspastic restoration of a north-south structural cross section drawn along longitude 1090 15' in northeastern Utah. The section crosses the Uinta Mountains from Red Wash field...
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Damage potential index mapping for Salt Lake Valley, Utah (MP 93-4)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. M. Adan and K. M. RollinsThe fact that local soil conditions play a major role in determining the intensity of earthquake shaking has been recognized by seismologists and engineers for many years. Recently, a number of major earthquakes have provided excellent opportunities...
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A guide to reducing losses from future earthquakes in Utah - Consensus document (MP 91-1)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, editor The purpose of this document, as originally conceived, was to motivate and guide actions that will reduce losses from future moderate-to-large (magnitude 5.5 to 7.5) earthquakes in Utah, with primary emphasis on Utah's densely populated Wasatch Front region. In...
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Evaluation of seismicity relevant to the proposed siting of a superconducting supercollider (SSC) in Tooele County, Utah (MP 89-1)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. J. Arabasz, J. C. Pechmann, and E. D. Brown This report presents (1) a characterization of seismicity within 160 km of two alternative sites proposed for a Superconducting Supercollider (SSC) facility in Tooele County, Utah; and (2) an evaluation of implications for...
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Proceedings volume, Basin and Range Province Seismic-Hazards Summit II (MP 05-2)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. R. Lund, editor This Proceedings Volume documents the results of the second Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit held in Reno-Sparks, Nevada on May 16-19, 2004. Included are abstracts of the 26 oral presentations made at the summit, which were grouped...
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Consensus preferred recurrence-interval and vertical slip-rate estimates: review of Utah paleoseismic-trenching data the Utah Quaternary Fault parameters Working Group (B-134)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. R. Lund This report presents the results of the Utah Quaternary Fault Parameters Working Group (hereafter referred to as the Working Group) review and evaluation of Utah’s Quaternary fault paleoseismic-trenching data. The purpose of the review was to (1) critically evaluate the...
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