Field work for this paleoseismic investigation at Rock Canyon was
performed in 1988. It was one of three studies conducted in the late
1980s and early 1990s to determine if the Provo segment of the Wasatch
fault zone should be subdivided into three smaller segments as
tentatively proposed by Machette and others on the basis of their
geologic mapping. This investigation was the last of the three studies
performed. Those results, combined with the results of paleoseismic
investigations at American Fork Canyon and Mapleton, showed that the
Wasatch fault where it passes through Utah Valley probably consists of a
single, almost 70-kilometer-Iong fault segment (Machette and others,
1992). Publication of the details of the Rock Canyon study has been
delayed for several years, chiefly due to the press of new job duties on
the part of the investigators. The information remains important and is
presented here for the use of those individuals interested in
earthquake hazards and seismic-source characteristics of the Wasatch
fault in Utah Valley. 21 pages + 2 plates