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2naSalit

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20. Well I have a little understanding about the area
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:42 PM
Mar 2020

and spent several years learning about the regional geologic features. It appears you are within the plane of the ancient lakebed or right next to it which indicates that there could be isostatic rebound, which has been said of other but not all quakes in that area. Isostatic rebound, in simple terms, is where the lack of water that was once present is no longer there weighing down the lithospheric layer, the ground will eventually respond by lifting. There's more to it but I won't try to get technical here. I thought it was such an interesting phenomena that I remembered the term.

It could be something else, I'm not looking at any references at the moment because I feel lazy right now.

The Wasatch front is quite an interesting structure as it has precambrian bedrock exposed, there aren't a whole lot of places where you can find that! But it is thought, last I checked, to be the result of a major series of events that included continent sized tectonic plates smashing together. It really is a fascinating place for geoliwogs.

Since you're near/in the ancient lakebed, liquefaction is a possibility depending on the type of quake that takes place. I could see that being a thing out in the flats more toward Wendover but I suppose it could happen at the base of the front too if lifting was the motion of the event.

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Earlier today I was wondering what would happen here if we had an earthquake malaise Mar 2020 #1
I'll take the earthquake over a hurricane any day. defacto7 Mar 2020 #5
Depends on the intensity of the quake or the Category of the hurricane malaise Mar 2020 #7
Ah... that makes sense. No anticipation with a quake. defacto7 Mar 2020 #9
Stay safe malaise Mar 2020 #12
Thank you, malaise. You too. defacto7 Mar 2020 #14
yep. I experienced the northridge quake. extremely violent. Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #22
That must have been some ride. defacto7 Mar 2020 #30
Earthquakes are really weird. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #2
The one we had the other day was like two booms defacto7 Mar 2020 #8
I felt it! I thought it was vertigo. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #3
It seemed like two. defacto7 Mar 2020 #6
Im on the outskirts of the impact. Check OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #10
We're in that red zone. defacto7 Mar 2020 #15
I'm just outside the orange area. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #17
When it rains it pours. magicarpet Mar 2020 #4
Agreed defacto7 Mar 2020 #16
SLC...is Salt Lake City, Utah.. for those who do not know ...SLC Stuart G Mar 2020 #11
Ah yes... writing too quickly here. defacto7 Mar 2020 #13
There are different types of quakes 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18
We have one major fault here, the Wasatch fault. defacto7 Mar 2020 #19
Well I have a little understanding about the area 2naSalit Mar 2020 #20
Interesting stuff. Do you know about Antelope Island defacto7 Mar 2020 #21
I didn't know all of that about 2naSalit Mar 2020 #24
I was just hiking there with my dogs yesterday. defacto7 Mar 2020 #27
Good to know... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #28
"SLC"? Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #23
Salt Lake City. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #25
There was another earthquake today off the coast of Humboldt county PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #26
Those things are coming around. We have felt tremors defacto7 Mar 2020 #29
That's because God is finally chiming in on the local abomination there jberryhill Mar 2020 #31
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