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SUMMARY OF ST. GEORGE 1992 EARTHQUAKE

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Name:                    St. George, UT
Local Date (Time):       Sep 02, 1992  (4:26 a.m. MDT)
GMT Date (Time):         Sep 02, 1992  (1026)
Location:                near Washington, UT
Epicenter:               37 04.80   113 29.20   [5]
Magnitude:               5.8  [5]
Intensity:               VII  [3]
Felt Area:               143,000 Sq. Kilometers [3]

Significant aftershocks: None

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Newspaper Accounts

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  Daily Spectrum "Earthquake Extra" (St. George, UT) (last date searched 09/02/1992)
     Headline:         Earthquake Registers 5.9
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  A, B, E, G, L, P

     Headline:         Quake Rattles Communities
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  B, G, I, L, N, P, R

     Headline:         Zion Park Struck Hard By Quake
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  B, E, H, I, L

     Headline:         Facts On Earthquake
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  E, S

     Headline:         Earthquake Advice
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  A

     Headline:         Area Utilities Report Little Damage
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  G, L

     Headline:         Earthquakes Rare In Southern Utah
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  S

     Headline:         Business As Usual For Local Schools
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  B, I

     Headline:         Temple And Tabernacle Sustain Minor Damage
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  B, H

     Headline:         Quake Rattles Grocery Stores, Local Businesses
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  G, N, P

     Headline:         Temblors Rattle Cedar City; No Major Damage Reported
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  E, N

     Headline:         Was That An Earthquake?
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  E, P

     Headline:         Residents Of Springdale Lend A Helping Hand
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  A, E, G, I


  Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) (last date searched 09/11/1992)
     Headline:         Moderate Quake Causes Damage In Southern Utah
     Date:             09/02/1992
     Info Categories:  A, E, G, L, N, P

     Headline:         Jolt Crumples Home, Hinders Pair's Escape
     Date:             09/03/1992
     Info Categories:  B, G, I, L, P

     Headline:         Aftershocks Could Rattle Quake Area, Expert Says
     Date:             09/03/1992
     Info Categories:  E

     Headline:         Southwest Utah Picks Up Pieces After Earthquake
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  N, R

     Headline:         Springdale Keeps An Eye On Landslide
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  A, G, I

     Headline:         Quakes Bump Theater Off Agenda
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  I

     Headline:         Town Rejects Building Permit For Zion Theater
     Date:             09/09/1992
     Info Categories:  I

     Headline:         Aftershock Is Shocking In Timing And Mildness
     Date:             09/11/1992
     Info Categories:  E, G, S


  Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT) (last date searched 09/11/1992)
     Headline:         Quake Jars S. Utah, Triggers Massive Slide
     Date:             09/03/1992
     Info Categories:  B, E, G, L, N, P

     Headline:         Couple Unhurt But Homeless After 4 Days In $300,000 House
     Date:             09/03/1992
     Info Categories:  B, I, P

     Headline:         Damage Could Exceed $2 Billion If 5.9 Quake Hit Wasatch Front
     Date:             09/03/1992
     Info Categories:  E

     Headline:         Neighbors Pitch In To Help Victims Of S. Utah Slide
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  A, B, G, I

     Headline:         Tragedy Could Have Been Much Worse Had It Been Daylight, Park Experts Say
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  B, G, I, L

     Headline:         Home Measures Could Enhance Safety When Next Major Quake Strikes Utah
     Date:             09/04/1992
     Info Categories:  A

     Headline:         Springdale Pledges To Be Ready For Next Quake
     Date:             09/05/1992
     Info Categories:  A, R

     Headline:         Quake Doesn't Shake Crowds' Plans To Visit Utah Parks Over Holiday
     Date:             09/07/1992
     Info Categories:  I, P

     Headline:         Landslide, Lack Of Aftershocks Make St. George Quake A Puzzle
     Date:             09/10/1992
     Info Categories:  E, G

     Headline:         Trench Shows Quakes May Be Frequent Along S.L. Fault Section
     Date:             09/10/1992
     Info Categories:  S

     Headline:         8 Days After Biggie, 2.7 Aftershock Hits Southern Utah
     Date:             09/11/1992
     Info Categories:  E, L

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Photographs Available

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     Description:     Aerial view of house, road, and vehicles on landslide in Springdale, UT
     Source:          Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT)
     Info Categories: B, G, L

     Description:     Break in water pipe; Springdale, UT
     Source:          Connie Snapp, Springdale, UT
     Info Categories: L

     Description:     Entrance to Zion National Park, UT is closed.
     Source:          Connie Snapp, Springdale, UT
     Info Categories: I, L

     Description:     Landslide viewed from Watchman Trail, Zion National Park
     Source:          Connie Snapp, Springdale, UT
     Info Categories: G

     Description:     Utility poles turned to kindling by "Slide Hill"; Springdale, UT
     Source:          Connie Snapp, Springdale, UT
     Info Categories: G, L

     Description:     Rock fall in St. George, UT
     Source:          Glen Blakley, St. George, UT
     Info Categories: G

     Description:     Fallen plaster in St. George Art Center.  St. George, UT
     Source:          Glen Blakley, St. George, UT
     Info Categories: B

     Description:     Trophy cabinet fallen from wall in St. George Art Center.  St. George, UT
     Source:          Glen Blakley, St. George, UT
     Info Categories: N

     Description:     Aerial photo of the landslide in Springdale, UT
     Source:          Utah Geological Survey
     Info Categories: G

     Description:     House in Balanced Rock Hills subdivision destroyed by landslide, Springdale, UT
     Source:          Utah Geological Survey
     Info Categories: B

     Description:     House in Balanced Rock Hills Subdivision destroyed by landslide.  Springdale, UT
     Source:          Utah Geological Survey
     Info Categories: B, G

     Description:     Sand blows due to liquefaction; St. George, UT
     Source:          Utah Geological Survey
     Info Categories: G

     Description:     House in Hurricane, UT, damaged by ground shaking
     Source:          Utah Geological Survey
     Info Categories: B

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Individual Accounts Available

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     Description:      Reports fissure on property and effects on water supply
     Author:           Lee, Alberta
     Info Categories:  E, G, N

     Description:      Woman in St. George, UT
     Author:           Frei, Ora
     Info Categories:  E, N, P

     Description:      Experience shared by California transplant to St. George
     Author:           Birt, Sylvian
     Info Categories:  N, P

     Description:      Experiences in center of St. George, UT; also includes experience in Beaver Dam Wash of 1964 earthquake in Nevada
     Author:           Atkin, Sara
     Info Categories:  B, G, N

     Description:      Describes shaking in Springdale, UT
     Author:           Snapp, Connie
     Info Categories:  E, G, N

     Description:      A sound sleeper's description of experience in St. George, UT
     Author:           Blakley, Glen
     Info Categories:  E, N

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Additional Sources of Information Available

      
     Title:               Geologic Effects
     Publication:         The September 2, 1992 M(L) 5.8 St. George Earthquake, Washington County,
     Info Categories:     G

     Title:               Seismology
     Publication:         Utah Geological Survey Circular 88; The September 2, 1992 M(L) 5.8 St. G
     Info Categories:     E

     Title:               Ground Shaking And Modified Mercalli Intensities
     Publication:         The September 2, 1992 M(L) 5.8 St. George Earthquake, Washington County,
     Info Categories:     B, E, N, P

     Title:               Utah Quake Mystery Is Solved
     Publication:         Salt Lake Tribune newspaper (Salt Lake City, UT); May 6, 1994
     Info Categories:     B, E, G, S
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