The March 18, 2020 M5.7 earthquake north of Magna, Utah (just west of Salt Lake City) occurred as the result of normal faulting in the shallow crust of the North America plate. The state sits on the western part of the North American plate. Interest from the public was high. Mike Frampton, of City Glass, measures a broken window at the Maverik Base Camp building on 185 S. State in Salt Lake City after an 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The epicenter was a site 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) north-northeast of Magna, Utah. The Magna establishment was damaged by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake earlier in the day. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. The quake had thrown some of the chimney bricks onto a Land Rover, breaking a windshield. Fred Moesinger, owner of BTG Wine Bar and Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City, picks up bricks among debris that fell from his building after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. People work in the Salt Lake County Emergency Coordination Center in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna. Mike Frampton, of City Glass, measures a broken window at the Maverik Base Camp building on 185 S. State in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The center is designed to help coordinate the resources needed for field responders working throughout any and all areas of operation prior to, during and following disasters. “It didn’t feel like a small earthquake at all. A crack runs through the J.C. Penney Shared Services Center and Zions Bank building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 18, 202. A worker walks by debris from a building on the corner of 400 West and 500 South in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. “We’re as prepared as any community can be,” Wilson added. Crews on the job site have been sent home for the day, and a full assessment is underway to determine needs going forward. Exact location of event, depth 10.14 km, -112.0808334° West, 40.7511673° North. At its peak, an estimated 49,000 customers were without power in Salt Lake County. “We had a fairly substantial water line break in Concourse D and that is in the process of being repaired (and) a few ceiling tiles were out of shape,” Wyatt said. Another thought that came to mind was that perhaps a plane might have crashed into the side of the building because what else would cause the airport to shake so violently?” Busche said. 2020-03-18 13:15:55 UTC at 13:15 March 18, 2020 UTC Location: Epicenter at 40.75, -112.043 6.2 km from Magna (4.2 miles) Wasatch Front Urban Area, Utah. Then came the aftershocks — dozens of them. Magna was one of the hardest hit areas, and by Wednesday afternoon, officials declared a state of emergency. Fallen debris is seen at a building at 500 South and 400 West in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. 3.9 earthquake - 6.6 mi northwest of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, on 2020-03-22 18:17:15 -07:00 - This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.7 quake 3.1 mi north of Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, 2020-03-18 06:09:31 -07:00 , which had occurred 5 days earlier. March 18, 2020, 9:43 AM EDT Updated on March 18, 2020, 5:29 PM EDT ... A magnitude 5.7 earthquake - 6km NNE of Magna, Utah on March 18. We performed a preliminary evaluation of the strong motion and broadband data from this earthquake and compared the data with the Next Generation Attenuation ‐ West2 Project … The remaining 2,589 earthquakes are aftershocks. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake can only be identified as a foreshock after a larger earthquake has been recorded at the same site. While the experience was terrifying and she heard a few screams and gasps as the earth shook and the lights went out, Busche said there was no panic or pandemonium among the thousands of travelers leaving or standing in the security line at the airport. “The shaking didn’t stop for maybe 45 seconds.”. Evacuees stand outside The Rescue Mission in Salt Lake City next to debris that fell after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Instead, earthquakes are triggered by the Pacific plate's interactions along the plate margin on the U.S. west coast and by underground coal mining. “The first one was insane,” she said. Salt Lake City, Utah, was struck by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in mid-March. Ivy Ceballo, Deseret News Korbinn Bolen, 5, watches as officials assess the damage to … 7 magnitude quake rattled the Wasatch Front one year ago, on March 18, 2020. Bricks that fell of a building in Magna are pictured after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. First responders mobilize at The Great Saltair on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that centered in Magna. People practice social distancing, due to COVID-19, while being evacuated from the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Depth: 8 km To continue reading login or create an account. The first two were issued to combat the coronvirus. The two largest aftershocks reached 4.6 on the moment magnitude scale, occurring at at 8:02 am and 1:12 pm on Wednesday, March 18. A passerby photographs damage to the Maverik Base Camp building on 185 S. State in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. LISTEN TO ARTICLE. Emergency officials called it the largest earthquake in Utah since a 5.9 magnitude quake hit St. George in 1992. Twenty aftershocks were felt over the first hour, and 26 after the first two hours. The manager at Caffe Molise, 404 S. West Temple, reported a partial roof collapse that damaged the third floor and a patio area. Both he, Wilson and Rivera urged residents to simply stay home, stay calm, be patient and not get in the way of emergency personnel and building inspectors. Construction worker Dave Smith was helping on a remodel in the basement of downtown’s Caffe Molise, 404 S. West Temple, when he heard what he thought was a truck crashing into the building. “So I thought, ‘That’s a power explosion, and I’m standing next to the transformer.’”. “We thought, ‘Is this an earthquake and is the world ending?’” she said, laughing. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News It is the first time in state history that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has offered Utah residents financial aid under its Individual Assistance Program, he said. There were a further 33 earthquakes of a magnitude 3 or higher. By Wednesday afternoon, Wilson declared her second state of emergency for the county in as many weeks. She said the new state of emergency for the earthquake will free up more funds. The shaking from the earthquake was widely felt throughout the Wasatch Front area of north-central Utah. The shaker, centered near West Valley City, struck Wednesday morning around 6:09 a.m. - March 18, 2020. 59.7 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Awoken to the bed and window shaking at 7:10am on 3/18/2020. A worker checks the brick facade of a building at 500 South and 400 West in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Silvia Rodriguez and grandson Joshua Ramirez look over damage to their mobile home in Magna after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the area early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A passenger leaves the Salt Lake City International Airport after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Airport police patrol the drop-off area outside of the Salt Lake City International Airport after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Moderate mag. Contributing: Kyle Dunphey, Katie McKellar, Matthew Brown, Lois Collins, Jeff Parrott, Kristin Murphy, Sahalie Donaldson, Jasen Lee, Doug Wilks, Marjorie Cortez, Copyright © 2021 Deseret News Publishing Company. The Utah Department of Transportation announced that the westbound on-ramp at Union Park Avenue to westbound I-215 will be closed for up to a week due to structural damage. Teresa and Noel Brinkerhoff wait in the walkway between the parking garage and the Salt Lake City International Airport after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. They spoke of elevators and building lock systems malfunctioning, and trouble entering and exiting buildings. Members of law enforcement survey damage to a mobile home at Western Estates after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Many schools had planned to distribute to-go meals and instructional materials to students on Wednesday after taking Monday and Tuesday to prepare schoolwork for students to complete at home. Zions Bank, at 310 S. Main, had large cracks in the brick exterior on the front of the building. TRAX and FrontRunner service was also disrupted and portions of roads, including part of state Route 201, were closed. According to the Yellowstone volcano observatory monthly update, the current volcano alert level is normal. “I just want to reassure everyone that all our fire stations are up and running, our apparatus are in good condition and most importantly, all our firefighters are in position and have reported for duty,” he said. Precinct offices remained open. The largest aftershock occurred at 1:12 pm. And the trumpet was shaken off the iconic Angel Moroni atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Planes are parked at their gates at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed. A 4.5 magnitude aftershock was reported about 8:02 a.m. among a series of smaller aftershocks. The Bolen family plays basketball with a neighbor outside their Magna home near Colosimo’s on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The quake happened at 7:09 a.m. with the epicenter just north of Magna, between the city and Antelope Island near the edge of the Great Salt Lake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. First responders look at damage to a building in Magna after a 5.7 earthquake hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Before crews could identify the chemical, there were preparing to evacuate Magna in anticipation of a shift in the wind direction. Part of the four-story George apartment’s brick facade in downtown Salt Lake City plummeted to the pavement and was sectioned off. “The Salt Lake Temple, which is undergoing a seismic upgrade, sustained some minor damage during Wednesday morning’s earthquake,” church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said in a statement. Then the lights went out and that was terrifying.”. Dominion Energy crews work on a line rupture at a trailer park in Magna on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the area. Why The Tragic Cycle Never Ends. And they estimated that about 2.8 million people felt the shaking on Wednesday. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred at 13:09:31 UTC (07:09:31 local) on March 18, 2020, 6 km NNE of Magna, Utah. “The good news for all of us is we’ve been preparing for this for a long time,” Herbert said. On the morning of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, northern Utah experienced a magnitude (M) 5.7 earthquake with an epicenter north of Magna, Utah. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Damage can be seen in Magna, the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, March 18, 2020, especially along historic Main Street. The first flight took off from the airport just before 3 p.m. Julia Busche and two friends were walking to the escalator in the Delta Airlines terminal that descends to the baggage claim area when “the ground just started shaking violently, up and down and side to side. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Utah was jolted by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred 3.1 miles north of Magna, Utah. But although there was considerable damage to buildings (about $50M), there were no injuries and no deaths. The magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Salt Lake City suburb Magna, Utah on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 7:09 a.m., was the largest earthquake in the Salt Lake City area since its founding in 1847. The Salt Lake CIty International Airport is empty after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Power was affected in some areas of the airport, forcing those sections to utilize generators for electricity. Brigham Young University students Madison Messervy, left, Beth Jones and Mara Krieger wait for a ride from friends in the pickup area outside of the Salt Lake CIty International Airport on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Escalation in Gaza Was Avoidable. The damage was caused by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shook the Wasatch Front. The quake forced the Salt Lake City International Airport to shut down operations for several hours, streets were closed, hazardous materials crews considered evacuating all of Magna due to a chemical leak at Kennecott, and damage was reported to structures in Magna, Kearns, West Valley City and downtown Salt Lake City. A first responder talks with concerned neighbors in Magna after a 5.7 earthquake hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. more info: USGS Earthquake March 18, 2020 SLC, UT The tremors, movements of our apartment building are weird and bizarre. Spencer Cannon said there were a few gas leaks reported and some elevators at BYU stopped working, but no other problems were reported in Utah County. This map shows the 5.7 magnitude mainshock centered near Magna and the over 2,500 aftershocks from Wednesday, March 18, 2020 through Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. ... March 18, 2020. “Initially, I thought there was a bomb since we had just seen a dog and its trainer sniffing around the terminal area. By Wednesday afternoon, it was determined that 8,200 gallons of hydrochloric acid had leaked from a 12,000 gallon barrel. Israel Garcia looks over damage to his mobile home in Magna after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the area early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Anthony Burton said crews assessed the damage throughout the city, but there were no reports of major infrastructure damage. At the Unified Police Department and the jail next door, mobile command units were set up in front and officers blocked off all entrances with patrol cars for the day. Azur Timmerman, 24, was getting ready for work when the quake began rattling her home in the western part of West Valley City, near the estimated epicenter of the earthquake. MAGNA, Utah (ABC4 News) - According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, UUSS, as of 11 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2020, 658 earthquakes have been recorded as part of the initial 5.7 magnitude earthquake on March 18, 2020. They rescheduled their flight for Thursday. The jail was still accepting new bookings, however, so police officers would not have to let someone go after making an arrest. But once it was determined that it was hydrochloric acid, that it had not mixed with any other chemical, and that it had dissipated, the evacuation was called off. Husband's parked car was shaking when he was at work in Provo at the Utah State Hospital. More recently, Boise, Idaho was rattled by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5, which was felt at around 5:52 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. Clint Mecham, chief of the Salt Lake County Emergency Management Division, said it’s possible to have 120 aftershocks a day after such an event. Mike Frampton, of City Glass, measures a broken window at the Maverik Base Camp building on 185 S. State in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Utah’s largest quake in 28 years was followed by dozens of aftershocks. The temblor was detected at 06:15:55 / 6:15 am (local time epicenter). Salt Lake City police officer Henry Vadnais strings up police tape around fallen bricks outside a building at 400 South and West Temple after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The “best news of the day” for Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is that there were no reports of injuries or fatalities. Curtis Green looks at the damage to BTG Wine Bar and Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He went upstairs to see stones falling outside, then got in his truck for cover, swaying back and forth as the road shook beneath him. Executive director Bill Wyatt said the air traffic control tower was evacuated, along with the concourses in terminals of the existing airport and all passengers. Fred Moesinger, owner of BTG Wine Bar and Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City, looks at damage to his building after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Hits Utah. Published March 18, 2020 Updated July 10, 2020. Residents who live along Main Street, the hardest hit area of Magna, are expected to be out of their homes for several days, according to Hull. Salt Lake City, Utah, was struck by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake, Boise, Idaho was rattled by a strong earthquake. Salt Lake Fire Chief Karl Lieb said the department had responded to about 150 calls by midday. Here’s the reaction, Utah earthquake: The latest on the 5.7 magnitude earthquake, Another aftershock near Magna, this one a magnitude 4.2, rattles Utah, Utah earthquake: More than 2 dozen aftershocks felt; Salt Lake airport reopens after hourslong shutdown. “Things were falling off the walls,” she said. The mainshock was widely felt across the Wasatch Front with over 30,000 felt reports received by USGS and UUSS. Michelle Ugald, center, talks with her mother, Silvia Rodriguez, outside Rodriguez’s mobile home after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Neither are they likely to significantly impact the Yellowstone system. More than 50 firefighters from several agencies, including the Utah National Guard, responded to a hazardous materials spill in a warehouse on Kennecott’s property Wednesday morning. The earthquake was centered about 8 miles below Magna, Utah, and about 10 miles west of downtown Salt Lake City. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) has located 2,590 earthquakes that occurred in the Magna, Utah, area from March 18 through February 28, 2021 (Figure 1). It was the first earthquake with a magnitude greater than 5 to strike Idaho in more than 50 years. Mecham said earthquakes are nearly impossible to predict. 4:45. More than 2,500 aftershocks occurred after the initial M5.7 earthquake. Bricks and siding that fell off the Empress Theatre in Magna are pictured after a 5.7 earthquake hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. 2020 M5.7 Magna, Utah Earthquake Response Digital Clearinghouse hosted by the Utah Geological Survey Earthquakes.utah.gov maintianed by the Utah Division of Emergency Management, the Utah Geological Survey, and the University of Utah Seismograph Stations And many expressed relief that the damage wasn’t worse. For more information, see the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program event page. "It is not yet clear if the M6.5 in central Idaho will have a similar impact; observations of geyser activity over the coming days to weeks will answer that question.". Burton said crews had responded to people being stuck in elevators and people trapped in apartments because their front doors were damaged. County officials also tried to dispel several rumors Wednesday. According to the Utah Geological Survey, there have been 16 earthquakes of a magnitude 5.5 or stronger since 1847, when the Mormon pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley. According to UP Seis, a quake with a magnitude between 5 and 5.9 is considered moderate. “This is extremely bad timing, because we already have the coronavirus issue that’s going on right now which is causing a lot of anxiety,” Gov. A 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed. Curtis Green, maintenance worker, assesses damage from the roof ofCaffe Molise and BTG Wine Bar in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Posted by admin on March 18, 2020 0 Comments A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.65 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Magna in Utah on Wednesday. Damage to the entrance of Silver Crest Elementary School in Herriman is pictured after a after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Candy Whisler hugs her scared dog Athena and grandson Paris Whisler after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. No workers were injured. Unified Fire Chief Dan Petersen talks during a press conference at the Salt Lake County Emergency Coordination Center in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that was centered in Magna. Sheriff Rosie Rivera said the jail sustained “minimal” damage. The largest earthquake in Magna: this month: 2.9 in Mountain Green , Utah , United States this year: 3.5 in Tremonton , Utah , United States An airline employee walks through the Salt Lake City International Airport after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna caused the airport to be evacuated and closed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Curtis Green moves debris that fell from Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Korbinn Bolen, 5, watches as officials assess the damage to Colosimo’s in Magna following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. “I know the last thing we need right now is an earthquake, but here we are,” Mendenhall tweeted. A worker checks the brick facade of a building at 500 South and 400 West in Salt Lake City afte a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. And they estimated that about 2.8 million people felt the shaking on Wednesday. The epicenter was a site 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) north-northeast of Magna, Utah. “We are asking that people stay in their homes, relax, and allow the first responders and assessment teams to do the job they need to do,” Mecham added. A firefighter arrives on scene where debris fell off a building at 400 South and 500 West in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. "The earthquake in Idaho was not related to Yellowstone, nor did it have any impact on the volcano.". By about 1:30 p.m., a security sweep was finished at the Salt Lake City International Airport and passengers were allowed back into the terminals. MAGNA — Already frazzled by the coronavirus epidemic that has upended day-to-day routines, Utahns woke up to a startling 5.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled homes from southern Idaho to Millard County, causing serious damage to multiple buildings and displacing some residents, possibly for days. Rocky Mountain Power crews check power lines in Salt Lake City as the utility works to restore power to customers following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. “At the same moment, the power went off,” he said. The first was for COVID-19. The cause of Utah's seismic activity is not that it lies on a boundary between tectonic plates, like California and Japan. Rick Steele and Cameron Norcross were helping their neighbor finish tearing down loose bricks from two chimneys that busted at a home at 167 E. Yale. 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