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The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

U has Limited Involvement in Great ShakeOut as Nearly a Million Utahns Participate

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor April 21, 2023

  The statewide Great ShakeOut earthquake drill took place on April 20, and nearly a million Utahns were registered to participate in the drill.  The University of Utah had limited involvement...

A candle light vigil placed in front of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

Utah Turkish American Association Grieve and Aid Victims of Turkey Earthquake

By Jake Duffy, News Writer March 8, 2023

  At the bottom of the footsteps of the Utah State Capitol on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 25, a candlelit outline of Turkey was displayed. In the center sat the red and white crescent moon flag....

Estephani Cerros in Aftershock at Plan-B Theatre. (Courtesy Sharah Meservy)

Plan-B Theatre’s ‘Aftershock’ Highlights Womanhood and Relationships

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 11, 2022

  Plan-B Theatre continues their 2022 season “In Person. In Color” with “Aftershock,” written by Iris Salazar and performed in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. With direction from...

Snowy mountains in Salt Lake City | Chronicle archives

Emergency Preparedness and U: Handling Utah’s Earthquakes

By Eliza Pace April 16, 2020

  Most Utahns have felt the effects of COVID-19 with graduations postponed, classes moved online, public parks and areas closed and more. Then in the midst of all this, on March 18 at 7:09 a.m.,...

(Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Shaken by Recent Earthquakes

By Mandi Johansen February 28, 2019

  In recent days, many people across the Wasatch front have been concerned after hearing about or being woken up by earthquakes. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) have recorded...

Foglesong: Democracies Better Suited to Handle Crises

Foglesong: Democracies Better Suited to Handle Crises

By Samuel Foglesong October 27, 2017

On Sept. 19, the 8 million inhabitants of Mexico City awoke to violent shaking and the sound of destruction. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake ripped through the city and countryside, resulting in more than...

Earthquakes Measured by U Seismologists in Idaho Have Utahns Worrying About the Prospects of the Big One

Earthquakes Measured by U Seismologists in Idaho Have Utahns Worrying About the Prospects of “the Big One”

By Steven Morgan September 24, 2017

Soda Springs, Idaho has been shaking this month due to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that set off what appears to be a chain reaction of smaller quakes. Though there was only minimal damage in the area, subsequent...

Earthquake Drill at the U Will Shake it Off

November 3, 2014

The U will hold an earthquake drill on Wednesday to test the campus alert system. The drill is part of a four-day emergency response exercise on campus from Nov. 3 to 6 called “Vigilant Guard Utah...

U prepares for emergency

April 18, 2013

Students and faculty participated in the U’s Great Utah ShakeOut earthquake drill to drop, cover and hold Wednesday morning as a part of the annual statewide ShakeOut drill and Earthquake Awareness...