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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Sep 19, 2008
Description:
The Great Salt Lake and mountains that surround it are part of the Great Basin (or Basin and Range) Province. It is comprised of mountains separated by basins formed by fault blocks. Typically the mountains and basins are 25 to 50 miles long, and 15 to 20 miles wide and run on a generally north-south axis.
Because fault blocks underlie the terrain, earthquakes are a major hazard. This is particularly true on the east side of the Great Salt Lake where the Wasatch Mountains join the lake’s basin at the Wasatch Fault. Lots of people live on the edge of the mountains on loose, unconsolidated sediments. If the fault started shaking, the soil would lose its structural capacity through liquefaction. That’s what brought down Mexico City, also located on an old lake bed, in 1985.
It was perfectly still on this date without even any wind to disturb the water, doubling the views of Stansbury Island.
Date Taken:
Sep 19, 2008
Place Taken:
Great Salt Lake, UT
Owner:
Dan Nickens
File Name:
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Category:
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