Geologic Hazards

Places with hazards; a teacher's handbook on natural hazards in Utah: Problem soil and rock in Utah (OFR-211C)
By: S. N. Eldredge The Places with Hazards curriculum was developed for secondary-level earth science teachers as a means of preparing students to live more safely in a world that can pose problems from natural hazards. Students should be able to make wise choices...

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Collapsible soil hazard map for the southern Wasatch Front, Utah (MP 90-1)
By: R. L. Owens and K. M. Rollins Soil collapse is usually associated with human activities such as irrigation, construction of canals, or disposal of wastewater that introduce water into a relatively dry environment. Although soil collapse is generally not life threatening, it can...

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Water-related geologic problems of 1983 - Utah occurrences by County (MP 89-4)
By: B. N. Kaliser Twenty-four counties in Utah were surveyed in 1983-84 to compile this summary of known geological events related to the 1983 wet year. It is hoped that this summary and the one by Davis will provide a data base that is...

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Geologic consequences of the 1983 wet year in Utah (MP 88-3)
By: B. N. Kaliser and J. E. Slossen Geologic consequences of the abnormally wet year of 1983 were unprecedented in number, magnitude, and geographic distribution in the l36-year history of Utah. That year was preceded by an extraordinarily wet 1982 so that antecedent moisture...

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Deterministic maximum peak bedrock acceleration maps for Utah (MP 02-11)
By: M. W. Halling, J. R. Keaton, L. R. Anderson, and W. Kohler Maximum ground motion maps for the State of Utah were prepared for the Utah Department of Transportation to provide context for probabilistic ground motion maps. Deterministic procedures were used to prepare...

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Proceedings of the 35th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals - The Intermountain West Forum 1999 (MP 01-2)
By: R. L. Bon, R. F. Riordan, B. T. Tripp, and S. T. Krukowski, editorsThis publication includes 23 papers from the 35th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals ? The Intermountain West Forum. These papers include:1.) Tidewater deposits of high-brightness calcium carbonate and...

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Landslide maps of Utah (M-246dm)
By: A. H. Elliot and K. M. Harty Significant economic losses are associated with landslides, and Utah has numerous landslides and landslide-prone geologic units. Exposure to landslide hazards increases as development expands onto hillsides and other landslide-prone areas. To improve the understanding of landslides...

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The September 2, 1992 ML 5.8 St. George earthquake, Washington County, Utah (C-88)
By: G. E. Christenson, editor Ground shaking and slope failures were the dominant geologic effects associated with the September 2, 1992 St. George earthquake. Ground shaking caused damage to buildings in Hurricane, La Verkin, Washington, St. George, and other. A destructive landslide in the...

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Suggested approach to geologic hazards ordinances in Utah (C-79)
By: G. E. Christenson The purpose of geologic hazards ordinances is to encourage prudent land uses in areas of geologic hazards for the protection of the health, safety, and property of the citizens of the city or county enacting the ordinance. Geologic hazards can...

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Evaluating Surface Faulting Chronologies of Graben-Bounding Faults in Salt Lake Valley, Utah- New Paleoseismic Data from the Salt Lake City Segment of the Wasatch Fault Zone and the West Valley Fault Zone (SS-149)
By: Christopher B. DuRoss and Michael D. Hylland The Salt Lake City segment (SLCS) of the Wasatch fault zone and the West Valley fault zone (WVFZ) are Holocene-active faults that have evidence of large-magnitude (M ~6-7) surface-faulting earthquakes. Paleoseismic research trenches at the Penrose...

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Paleoseismology of Utah, Volume 23 - Compilation of U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Final Technical Reports for Utah (MP 13-3)
Paleoseismology of Utah, Volume 23 - Compilation of U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Final Technical Reports for Utah (MP 13-3) was compiled by Steve D. Bowman and William R. Lund. This publication serves as the twenty-third installment in the "Paleoseismology of...

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Hazus Loss Estimation Software Earthquake Model Revised Utah Fault Database (OFR-631)
By: William R. Lund The Utah Geological Survey has revised and updated the Utah fault database used with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazus Earthquake Model. The Hazus Earthquake Model loss estimation software is designed to produce loss estimates for use by federal, state,...

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Surface Fault Rupture Hazard Maps of the Levan and Fayette Segments of the Wasatch Fault Zone, Juab and Sanpete Counties, Utah (OFR-640)
By: Adam I. Hiscock and Michael D. Hylland Contains plot files (PDF format) of surface-fault-rupture hazard maps of the Levan and Fayette segments (the two southernmost segments) of the Wasatch fault zone. The maps comprise seven 7.5-minute quadrangles (1:24,000 scale) that show potentially active...

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Investigation of the December 12, 2013, Fatal Rock Fall at 368 West Main Street, Rockville, Utah (RI-273)
By: William R. Lund, Tyler R. Knudsen, and Steve D. BowmanOn the afternoon of December 12, 2013, a large, joint-controlled block of the Shinarump Conglomerate Member of the Chinle Formation, with an estimated volume of almost 1400 cubic yards and weighing about 2700 tons,...

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History of Late Holocene Earthquakes at the Willow Creek Site and on the Nephi Segment, Wasatch Fault Zone, Utah (SS-151)
By: Anthony J. Crone, Stephen F. Personius, Christopher B. DuRoss, Michael N. Machette, and Shannon A. Mahan This 43-page report presents new data from the Willow Creek site that provides well-defined and narrow bounds on the times of the three youngest earthquakes on the...

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Fault Trace Mapping and Surface-Fault-Rupture Special Study Zone Delineation of the East and West Cache Fault Zones and Other Regional Faults, Utah (RI-286)
by Adam I. Hiscock, Emily J. Kleber, Susanne U. Jänecke, Greg N. McDonald, Robert Q. Oaks Jr., and Tammy Rittenour This report presents detailed mapping of the East Cache fault zone (ECFZ), West Cache fault zone (WCFZ, Dayton-Oxford, Mantua area, and James Peak faults...

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Assessment of potential damage to real property from major debris flow in Standel Cove subdivision, Salt Lake County, Utah (RI-188)
During May of 1984, two snaIl debris flows occurred in Johnson'sHollCM of Emigration Canyon (Figure 1 - Location Map, and Figure 2 -Vicinity Map). These flows passed through Standel Cove subdivision andinto Emigration Canyon stream without any significant danage to the homesor drainage structures....

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Landslide Inventory Map of the 2012 Seeley Fire Area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah (SS-153)
By: Greg N. McDonald and Richard E. Giraud This map presents a landslide inventory for the 2012 Seeley fire area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, at a scale of 1:24,000. The purposes of the map and accompanying geodatabase are to show and characterize landslides...

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Geologic Hazards of the Copperton Quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah (SS-152)
By: Jessica J. Castleton, Ashley H. Elliot, and Greg N. McDonald The Copperton quadrangle, in the western part of the Salt Lake Valley, is expected to experience a significant population increase over the next several decades. As urbanization expands into areas less suited for...

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Landslide Inventory Seeley Fir (OFR-611)
The Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 611 was compiled by William R. Lund, who served as the coordinator for the Working Group on Utah Earthquake Probabilities (WGUEP). Lund, a senior scientist with the Utah Geological Survey, led the collaborative effort to provide updated fault...

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