Seismologists Work to Uncover the Cause of , Earthquake Swarms in Utah.<br />According to new research, <br />earthquake swarms in the state of Utah <br />may be linked to geothermal energy. .<br />Fox News reports that seismologists at the University <br />of Utah are going over decades of seismic data to <br />determine the cause of earthquake swarms in the area.<br />The team of researchers believes that the series <br />of tremors may be powered by a combination <br />of hot water and geothermal activity.<br />Seismograph stations at the university have <br />detected sequences of earthquakes of <br />1.5 magnitude or greater over the past 40 years.<br />Upon closer examination, the team was able <br />to identify hundreds of additional smaller <br />earthquakes occurring in 50 distinct sequences.<br />We’re all worried about <br />the Wasatch Front, but the <br />other thing to know is we have <br />earthquakes all over Utah, Gesa Petersen, postdoctoral research fellow <br />at the University of Utah, via Fox News.<br />We recorded a certain level, but in <br />some of these places there’s probably <br />earthquakes happening all the <br />time that we just don’t see. , Gesa Petersen, postdoctoral research fellow <br />at the University of Utah, via Fox News.<br />That’s something that’s really <br />important to get an understanding of, Gesa Petersen, postdoctoral research fellow <br />at the University of Utah, via Fox News.<br />The team's findings were published by the <br />American Geophysical Union earlier in July. .<br />Fox News reports that the research is based on data from over 2,300 earthquakes, the largest of which was the magnitude 5.1 which struck east of Richfield in 1989
