Aftershocks are predicted for the next week.
On 3/18/20 at 11:05 AM EDTSalt Lake City was struck by an earthquake and subsequent aftershocks this morning.
According to USGS, the quake had a magnitude of 5.7, a depth of 10.1 km and hit 4 km north-northeast of Magna, Utah, at 9:09 a.m. ET this morning. The intensity map, below, shows that severe shaking and potential damage were recorded northeast of the epicenter, in the direction West Valley City. Ground shaking from a Magnitude 5 earthquake can cause significant damage at distances up to 10 km.
USGS reported there is a low likelihood of casualties from the earthquake but some possible local damage. It has given the quake a"yellow alert," which means estimated economic losses are less than 1 percent of GDP of the United States. The organization says past events with this alert level have required a"local or regional level response.
Historically, earthquakes in this region, which have had a magnitude of 5 or higher, occur at an average rate of about one every 10 years. Magnitude 6 or larger earthquakes occur around once every 50 years. The largest historical earthquake was the 1934 Magnitude 6.6 surface-faulting earthquake in Hansel Valley, north of the Great Salt Lake.
Residents in the Salt Lake City area took to social media to give their reactions to the earthquake. One user wrote:"The plague is happening, there's no toilet paper, and now earthquakes are waking me up. Love that. #earthquake"
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