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September 5, 2012 Magnitude 3.7 event in Northwest Yellowstone National Park

July 31, 2012 Magnitude 3.6 event near Emery, UT

July 13, 2012 Magnitude 3.5 event near Trenton, UT

April 11, 2012 Magnitude 4.3 event near Tropic, UT

February 11, 2012 Magnitude 3.6 event near Panguitch, UT

February 4, 2012 Magnitude 3.7 event near Salem, UT

January 5, 2012 Magnitude 2.8 event near Summit Park, UT

November 9, 2011 Magnitude 4.1 event near Huntington, UT

August 12, 2011 Felt magnitude 2.5 event near Bluffdale, UT

July 25, 2011 Magnitude 3.6, near Saint Charles, ID

July 22, 2011 Magnitude 3.4, near Santaquin, UT

July 4, 2011 Felt event near Santaquin, UT

Febuary 13, 2011 Third felt event located near Lehi, UT

Febuary 13, 2011 Magnitude 2.8, near Lehi, UT

Febuary 11, 2011 Magnitude 2.5 near Lehi, UT

January 25, 2011 Magnitude 3.9 north of Bear Lake near Georgetown, ID

January 12, 2011 Magnitude 3.5 in the Tushar Mountains, UT

January 3, 2011 Magnitude 4.5 in the Tushar Mountains, UT

October 22, 2010 Magnitude 3.0 east of Richfield, UT

October 1, 2010 Reduced magnitude threshold for public web posting for Yellowstone region

August 18, 2010 Magnitude 3.8 southwest of Cedar City, UT

August 4, 2010 Magnitude 4.8 northeast of Jackson Hole, WY

July 8, 2010 Magnitude 3.3 northeast of St. George, UT

June 10, 2010 Magnitude 2.7 and 2.5 near Bluffdale, UT

May 02, 2010 Magnitude 3.6 at the eastern edge of Capitol Reef National Park, UT

April 15, 2010 Magnitude 4.9 near Randolph, UT

April 14, 2010 Magnitude 3.9 in Capitol Reef National Park

February 03, 2010 UPDATE 5 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 28, 2010 UPDATE 4 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 25, 2010 UPDATE 3 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 21, 2010 UPDATE 2 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 19, 2010 UPDATE 1 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 18, 2010 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

January 5, 2010 Magnitude 2.9 near Saratoga Springs, UT

January 4, 2010 Magnitude 3.3 southeast of Cedar City, UT

January 4, 2010 Magnitude 4.1 southeast of Cedar City, UT

December 23, 2009 Magnitude 2.8 northeast of Magna, UT

Novemeber 19, 2009 Magnitude 2.9 southwest of Coalville, UT

June 3, 2009 Magnitude 4.0 northwest of Tremonton, UT

March 23, 2009 Magnitude 3.3 southwest of Cedar City, UT

Yellowstone Lake Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 8 January 2009

UPDATE: Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

Dec. 27, 2008 Earthquake Swarm in Yellowstone National Park

Sept. 22, 2008 Fly by the Wasatch Fault with GoogleEarth on YouTube

June 6, 2008 Magnitude 3.6 near Bluff, UT

June 2, 2008 Fatal Mine Collapse Covered 50 Acres
Seismology report: Disaster began near where miners worked

April 24, 2008 Walter J. Arabasz has been awarded the 2008 WSSPC Lifetime Achievement Award in Earthquake Risk Reduction

March 25, 2008 Magnitude 4.1 in Yellowstone National Park

March 7, 2008 Magnitude 2.5 in Red Butte Canyon, UT

February 21, 2008 Magnitude 6.0 near Wells, NV

February 1, 2008 Magnitude 3.6 in Northern Utah

January 31, 2008 Magnitude 3.6 in South Central Utah

January 09, 2008 Magnitude 3.7 in Yellowstone National Park

December 30, 2007 Magnitude 3.6 in Yellowstone National Park

November 19, 2007 Robert B. Smith Received the 2007 Lehi Hintze Award For Outstanding Contributions to the Geology of Utah

November 5, 2007 at 2:48 p.m. MST Magnitude 3.9 in central Utah

October 18, 2007 USGS Honors Dr. Walter J. Arabasz of the University of Utah with John Wesley Powell Award

September 1, 2007 at 12:32 p.m. MDT Magnitude 3.9 in northern Utah

August 18, 2007 at 7:16 a.m. MDT Magnitude 3.9 earthquake in southwestern Utah

Update on August 6, 2007 M3.9 seismic event in central Utah

August 6, 2007 at 2:48 a.m. MDT Magnitude 3.9 seismic event in central Utah

June 29, 2007 - 100 years of Earthquake Recording at the University of Utah

Kennecott Stabilizes Earthquake Information Center with Large Donation

June 10, 2007 at 7:03 p.m. MDT Magnitude 3.8 earthquake near the Utah-Nevada border in southwestern Utah

May 28, 2007 at 9:05 p.m. MDT Magnitude 2.3 earthquake in South Jordan, Utah

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Earthquake Index Map

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Magnitude 6.7 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA October 12, 2012

Magnitude 6.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA September 26, 2012

Magnitude 5.6 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA September 07, 2012

Magnitude 7.6 COSTA RICA September 05, 2012

Magnitude 7.6 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION August 31, 2012

Magnitude 6.8 JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION August 30, 2012

Magnitude 7.3 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR August 27, 2012

Magnitude 6.6 MOLUCCA SEA August 26, 2012

Magnitude 6.3 SULAWESI, INDONESIA August 18, 2012

Magnitude 7.7 SEA OF OKHOTSK August 14, 2012

Magnitude 6.4 NORTHWESTERN IRAN August 11, 2012

Magnitude 6.5 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA July 28, 2012

Magnitude 6.7 MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION July 26, 2012

Magnitude 6.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS July 25, 2012

Magnitude 6.4 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA July 25, 2012

Magnitude 5.2 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 21, 2012

Magnitude 5.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 21, 2012

Magnitude 5.7 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN June 11, 2012

Magnitude 6.4 SOUTH OF PANAMA June 04, 2012

Magnitude 6.2 SOUTH OF PANAMA June 04, 2012

Magnitude 6.7 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA May 28, 2012

Magnitude 5.6 BULGARIA May 22, 2012

Magnitude 6.7 TONGA April 28, 2012

Magnitude 6.6 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA April 21, 2012

Magnitude 6.8 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA April 17, 2012

Magnitude 6.7 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE April 17, 2012

Magnitude 6.5 VANUATU April 14, 2012

Magnitude 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA April 12, 2012

Magnitude 6.5 MICHOACAN, MEXICO April 11, 2012

Magnitude 8.2 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA April 11, 2012

Magnitude 5.9 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON April 11, 2012

Magnitude 8.6 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA April 11, 2012

Magnitude 7.1 MAULE, CHILE March 25, 2012

Magnitude 6.6 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 21, 2012

Magnitude 7.4 OAXACA, MEXICO March 20, 2012

USGS Offers $7 Million in Earthquake Research Grants

Magnitude 6.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 14, 2012