Landslides & Earthquakes

Some areas in Wyoming are particularly susceptible to landslides

Both landslides and earthquakes can do a lot of damage to property. Landslides are common in Wyoming and earthquakes less so. Landslides can occur near or on steep slopes or along streams and are the result of heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, earthquakes, erosion or grading that removes stabilizing material from the base of a slope.

Landslide & Earthquake resources

 

an aerial view of mountain ridges at the edge of a valley

  • - UT Geologic Survey publication
  • - Ready.gov
  • - Wyoming State Climate Office
  • - Wyoming State Geological Survey
  • - Wyoming State Climate Office
  • - Wyoming State Geological Survey