1992 St. George earthquake

1992 earthquake May 2025 March 2020 1992 St. George earthquake USA Utah y 1992-09-02 10:26 uu50067050 271074 1992 09 02 04:26 a.m. MDT 5.8 w yes 13.9 km mi on 37.1 -113.497 Hurricane Fault Utah, southern Nevada, northwest Arizona 1 million yes VII 0.233 g 2.998 cm/s None The 1992 St. George earthquake was a w 5.8 yes 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 km southeast of St. George in Utah, United States. The quake triggered a landslide that destroyed three houses and caused approximately 1 million yes in structural and cosmetic damage to houses, roads, natural formations, and utilities. No people were killed by the quake. Earthquake At 4:26 AM MDT on September 2, 1992, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred along the Washington Fault zone near the larger Hurricane Fault about 5 miles km southeast of St. George in Utah, United States. Magnitude Reports on the magnitude of the earthquake vary. The University of Utah reported the quake as a w 5.8 yes in their official report via the Intermountain Seismic Belt Historical Earthquake Project, which is supported by a 1994 news article from the Deseret News and an official report from the Utah Geological Survey. A contemporaneous report from the journal Arizona Geology reported w 5.5 no from the University of Arizona and w 5.9 no from the USGS. Destruction Most of the force of the earthquake was directed away from the city of St. George toward Hurricane and Springdale. In the Balanced Rock Hills area of Springdale, a landslide covered part of Utah State Route 9, taking several hours to complete movement. The slide was about 1600 ft m long and 3600 ft m wide, contained boulders up to 20 ft m in diameter, with a total volume of 18,000,000 cuyd m3 and total area of 4,400,400 sqft m2. It destroyed three houses as well as above- and below-ground utilities, causing about 1 million yes in damage. See also List of earthquakes in 1992 List of earthquakes in the United States List of earthquakes in Utah List of earthquakes in Nevada References http://www.azgs.az.gov/Hazards_ocr/earthquakes/St.%20George%20Earthquake%20in%201992.pdf The St. George Earthquake of September 2, 1992 Winter 1992 22 4 7–8 Arizona Geology Philip A. Pearthree Terry C. Wallace March 18, 2020 December 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171228001553/http://www.azgs.az.gov/Hazards_ocr/earthquakes/St.%20George%20Earthquake%20in%201992.pdf dead https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/15/19109019/92-quake-left-st-george-virtually-unshaken '92 quake left St. George virtually unshaken May 15, 1994 Associated Press Deseret News March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200318221528/https://www.deseret.com/1994/5/15/19109019/92-quake-left-st-george-virtually-unshaken live https://kutv.com/news/local/a-history-of-utahs-largest-earthquakes A history of Utah's largest earthquakes Gina Rowe March 18, 2020 KUTV March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200318222957/https://kutv.com/news/local/a-history-of-utahs-largest-earthquakes live https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-03-mn-7317-story.html Southwest Utah Is Jolted by Early-Morning Quake September 3, 1992 Associated Press Deseret News March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200318222512/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-03-mn-7317-story.html live https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/circular/C-88.pdf The September 2, 1992 ML 5.8 St. George Earthquake, Washington County, Utah 1995 1-55791-367-6 Gary E. Christenson Utah Geological Survey March 18, 2020 December 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161213102434/https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/circular/C-88.pdf live https://quake.utah.edu/isbhep/1992-st-george-ut-m-5-8 1992 – St. George, UT – M 5.8 Sheryl Peterson University of Utah March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200318220809/https://quake.utah.edu/isbhep/1992-st-george-ut-m-5-8 live St. George St. George St. George St. George Category:St. George, Utah St. George earthquake