Quake Possible In Cache Valley

January 28, 2005

Utah State University geologist Jim Evans says two conspiring factors contribute to the likelihood of an earthquake in Cache Valley. One is a seismic parabola, a quake-prone U-shaped wake extending southwest from an underground “hotspot” near Yellowstone National Park. The other is the large Wasatch Fault looming just over the Wellsville Mountains.

From Cache quake "overdue,” by Rashae Ophus, The Herald Journal, January 23, 2005. For more information, contact Jim Evans, professor, Utah State University geology department, 435-797-1267.

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