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Earthquakes occur frequently in Utah, though they tend to be small (below a 5.0 magnitude). The highest-risk zone is along the Wasatch Front , where most of the state's population is located. The larger cities include the state's capital, Salt Lake City , as well as Lehi , Ogden , Orem , Provo , Sandy , and West Valley City .
It was the first major earthquake to occur within the Salt Lake Valley since the city was founded, [5] the state's strongest earthquake since the 1992 St. George earthquake, and the first earthquake of comparable magnitude to occur near Salt Lake City since 1962, when a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck a similar location in Magna. [6] [7]
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
Both an earthquake and sonic boom shook parts of the Treasure Coast Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.. About three hours apart, the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck at about 10:48 p.m ...
Sep. 25—Another earthquake shook Stephens County on Sunday night and multiple residents in the Duncan area reported feeling it. Sunday, Sept. 24's earthquake happened around 7:40 p.m. and ...
The quake, the state's largest since 1992, knocked out power to tens of thousands of households and businesses and disrupted government response efforts.
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The 1992 St. George earthquake was a M w 5.8 earthquake that occurred on September 2, 1992 at approximately 4:26 AM MDT along the Washington Fault zone near the larger Hurricane Fault about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of St. George in Utah, United States.