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The 1992 St. George earthquake was a earthquake that occurred on September 2, 1992 at approximately 4:26 AM
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along the Washington Fault zone near the larger Hurricane Fault about southeast of
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in Utah, United States. The quake triggered a landslide that destroyed three houses and caused approximately in structural and cosmetic damage to houses, roads, natural formations, and utilities. No people were killed by the quake.


Earthquake

At 4:26 AM
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on September 2, 1992, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred along the Washington Fault zone near the larger Hurricane Fault about southeast of
St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
in Utah, United States.


Magnitude

Reports on the magnitude of the earthquake vary. The University of Utah reported the quake as a in their official report via the Intermountain Seismic Belt Historical Earthquake Project, which is supported by a 1994 news article from the ''
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'' and an official report from the Utah Geological Survey. A contemporaneous report from the journal '' Arizona Geology'' reported from the University of Arizona and from the USGS.


Destruction

Most of the force of the earthquake was directed away from the city of
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toward Hurricane and Springdale. In the Balanced Rock Hills area of Springdale, a
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covered part of
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, taking several hours to complete movement. The slide was about long and wide, contained boulders up to in diameter, with a total volume of and total area of . It destroyed three houses as well as above- and below-ground utilities, causing about in damage.


See also

*
List of earthquakes in 1992 This is a list of earthquakes in 1992. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. By death toll By m ...
*
List of earthquakes in the United States The following is a list of notable earthquakes and tsunamis which had their epicenter in areas that are now part of the United States with the latter affecting areas of the United States. Those in ''italics'' were not part of the United States whe ...
* List of earthquakes in Utah * List of earthquakes in Nevada


References

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St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
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St. George, Utah