Which section of the Wasatch Front fault system is most likely to be the next to experience a major earthquake?

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Irene Hayes

11 June, 17:21

Which section of the Wasatch Front fault system is most likely to be the next to experience a major earthquake?

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Freddy Landry · Answer 1

West Valley fault zone

Explanation:

The Wasatch fault is a active fault that is located in the western edge of the mountain in the united states of the Utah and Idaho and the fault is about 240 miles long and has normal vertical motion and forces at the eastern boundary and the basin and comprises the great basin and is triggered by the landslides and solidification and forms earthquake magnitude of the 6.0.