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           2033 Salt Lake City Earthquake 


Date: July 3, 2033

Time: 8:44 am

Duration: 4 minutes

Magnitude: 8.3

Depth: 6 miles

Epicenter: 300 North 281 East, Salt Lake City

Type: Strike-slip

Areas affected: Northern Utah

Total damages: $50 billion

Maximum intensity: XI

Foreshocks: (6.7- July 2)

Aftershocks: 905: Largest- 7.2 on July 16

Total casualties: 37,813 killed and 61,519 injured The 2023 New Madrid Quake was probably the Strongest Quake to be Spawned by the New Madrid Fault since the 1800s.



History[]

The New Madrid fault zone is a well known geographic fault zone located in the Midwest of North America


The Event[]

Starting January 1st, 2017, Scientists at USGS noted increased Strain along the New Madrid Fault Zone

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