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Name:                    So. Wasatch Plateau, UT
Local Date (Time):       Jan 29, 1989  (9:06 p.m.)
GMT Date (Time):         Jan 30, 1989  (0406)
Location:                ~ 15 mi. ESE of Salina, UT
Epicenter:               38 49.36   111 36.85   [4]
Magnitude:               5.4  [4]
Intensity:               VI  [7]
Felt Area:               148,000 Sq. Kilometers [7]
  
Significant aftershocks:     None

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  Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) (last date searched 02/04/1989)
     Headline:         Utah Quake Shakes Up A Wide Area
     Date:             01/30/1989
     Info Categories:  B, E, L, N, P

     Headline:         Several Buildings In N. Utah Are No More Quakeproof Than Those In Armenia, Experts Say
     Date:             01/31/1989
     Info Categories:  A, S


  Emery County Progress (Castle Dale, UT) (last date searched 02/21/1989)
     Headline:         Quake Visits Area Again
     Date:             01/31/1989
     Info Categories:  B, E, L, S


  Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT) (last date searched 02/08/1989)
     Headline:         Earthquake Centered In C. Utah Felt In Four States
     Date:             01/30/1989
     Info Categories:  B, E, L, N, S

     Headline:         Expect Quake's Aftershock This Week, Say Experts
     Date:             01/30/1989
     Info Categories:  B, E, G, L, S

     Headline:         3 Minor Quakes Hit Utah; Coal Mine Closes Briefly
     Date:             02/04/1989
     Info Categories:  E, I, S

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     Title:             Earthquakes in Utah 
     Publication:       Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989
     Info. Categories:  B, L, N

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