University of Utah: Mystery of Utah's Deep Quakes
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 28 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release:
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The mystery of Utah's deep quakes
Occurring far below Earth's crust, these rare events are known as continental mantle earthquakes. Now U seismologists are learning what they reveal about what lies beneath northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming.
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Nearly 50 years ago, a puzzling earthquake beneath northern Utah jolted scientists& . . .
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The mystery of Utah's deep quakes
Occurring far below Earth's crust, these rare events are known as continental mantle earthquakes. Now U seismologists are learning what they reveal about what lies beneath northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming.
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Nearly 50 years ago, a puzzling earthquake beneath northern Utah jolted scientists& . . .