how are these homes and their schools?

[hueimo]

Originally Posted by SouthernBelleInUtah

I wrote that was true in the city of Salt Lake, which stops around 2700 South, more or less. The rest are in other cities and I said I knew nothing about the suburbs. Murray, Sandy, both the Jordans, and Draper are their own cities and are not in SLC.

ok..thanks for the reminder, I always thought those cities are part of SLC..now I know. *smile*

[hueimo]

Originally Posted by frogandtoad

This is exactly right according to these maps. The areas which will likely experience the worst damage are not the areas closest to the faults (and there are many faults!). The homes on solid rock are predicted to fare better than those on softer soil. During an earthquake the softer soil is expected to act like quicksand so buildings will topple right over, fall into large holes, etc. On bedrock they will shake, but shouldn't have severe damage. Of course anyone could be driving in any part of town if/when it hits, but anyway, there are certain areas more likely to be highly damaged. Oh, also the earthquake will shake the bedrock areas but will act more like waves on softer soil, so the effects would be felt more that way as well. This is all from modeling done at the U of U as well as experience they have with other earthquakes on different soil types.

sorry, just to understand this better, so the east side, closer to the mountains is the bedrock where there's solid rocks and west is where the softer soil ground is? and is the solid rocks ground due to the east mountains?

[frogandtoad]

Originally Posted by hueimo

from what you see on the map, could you see that the more on the west side, is it safer or riskier, also if I DM you my email address, do you think you could scan that map and email it to me? is that map too huge to scan? if not, I'll just call UU for a copy. many thanks.

I just wrote a long email responding and my computer froze up!! The map is huge, so I can't scan it, sorry.

It varies within each area as well as between areas so not all of the West is one thing or another. Can you give me the name of a town? Are you looking in SLC itself, or in W Jordan, or elsewhere? Everything is written very very small on the map, so I cannot make out the streetnames but I can read the town names and in some cases the names of the nearby schools.

So in general terms: The East bench is all "very low risk". The 2 exceptions there are Sugar House park itself (not the neighborhood but the park itself) and Bonneville golf course (but again, not the neighborhood around it). These are both "moderate."

Moving West, Liberty Park is "moderate". The streets directly above and to the East of it are also "moderate" as are just a couple of streets to the South of it. To the West of the park is "high" risk zone.

This is where it gets less straight-forward. So if you look at Liberty Park and go West, every neighborhood is "high" as far away as the Salt Lake Valley Landfill (that's where the map ends, so don't know if it continues). But..it does make a difference how far North or South you are and I can't explain it all so I'd need to know more detail. But..

There are some areas out West which are not "high" but "moderate". Examples include Farnsworth Elementary, Rolling Meadows elementary, Valley Jr. High, Utah Technical College...the neighborhoods around all of these (and others) is "moderate". Above that zone however, it is ALL "high."
Then below that "moderate" zone, which is quite narrow, is a "low" area. This is even more narrow than the moderate zone. It includes Kennedy Jr. High area, Arcadia Elementary neighborhoods. Below that (in the area which includes the airport) is "very low."

Eastern Sandy is "very low" but as you go West gets worse, all the way to "very high" at the Westernmost point. Draper for the most part is moderate, although it has pieces on the Western end which are "high". West Jordan is "moderate" in general, but Western portions are "very low". South Jordan is "very low."Midvale City is "high". West Valley City goes from "very high" in the Northern section all the way down to "very low" as you head South.

So...it really does vary, even in the valley. Many towns are in multiple zones.

I'm not sure I'd believe they have this map down to the exact street, but generalities can be drawn I think. Like, East Bench, "very low" risk. South West of city (The airport, S. Jordan, Riverton, parts of a few other areas) also "very low." The rest...higher. Who knows what "moderate" vs "high" will mean in actual terms if a big earthquake hits so not sure how to value that term.

[hueimo]

to frogandtoad,

so sorry your PC froze when you tried to answer me. I hope you didn't loose your response and had to retype again. could you look up Holladay area? maybe zip code 84124? I don't have a specific street name right now. so you got all these info from that map? would you know which department at UU should I call to get a copy of that map? many thanks. and thanks for providing all the very helpful information! I really appreciate your time. *smile*

[hueimo]

Originally Posted by frogandtoad

I just wrote a long email responding and my computer froze up!! The map is huge, so I can't scan it, sorry.

It varies within each area as well as between areas so not all of the West is one thing or another. Can you give me the name of a town? Are you looking in SLC itself, or in W Jordan, or elsewhere? Everything is written very very small on the map, so I cannot make out the streetnames but I can read the town names and in some cases the names of the nearby schools.

in regards to locate an address on that map:

in holladay what about:
1321 E LAKE SPRINGS LN, Holladay, UT 84117

in Murray, what about:
1239 GLENCOE DR, Murray, UT 84123

[frogandtoad]

Originally Posted by hueimo

in regards to locate an address on that map:

in holladay what about:
1321 E LAKE SPRINGS LN, Holladay, UT 84117

in Murray, what about:
1239 GLENCOE DR, Murray, UT 84123

I cannot see the streetnames on the map, but Murray is mostly "moderate". Holladay is mostly "very low".

[hueimo]

Originally Posted by frogandtoad

I cannot see the streetnames on the map, but Murray is mostly "moderate". Holladay is mostly "very low".

what about Cottonwood Heights? "moderate", "very low"? thanks.

[hueimo]

does anyone know if these schools are pretty good at
cottonwood heights? cottonwood heights was rated one of the top places to live per the ccn money site.
I see a lot of old homes that are in these schools boundries:

Elementary: Butler or Canyon View School or Cottonwood Heights (or is it just cottonwood??)
Jr High: Butler
High School: Brighton