Photographs, newspaper articles, and personal accounts of 48 historic earthquakes in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho (magnitude 5.5 and larger), and Utah (magnitude 5.0 and larger).
Liquefaction may occur when water-saturated sandy soils are subjected to earthquake ground shaking. When soil liquefies, it loses strength and behaves as a viscous liquid (like quicksand) rather than as a solid.
The Wasatch Front area is a classic example of a seismically active region having only moderate historical seismicity but high catastrophic potential from future large earthquakes.
A traveling exhibit tells our earthquake story using photos and examples from accounts of earthquakes that have occurred in our area within the last 80 years.
