  Salt Lake City  | |
| UTC time | 2020-03-18 13:09:31 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 617799112 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | March 18, 2020 |
| Local time | 07:09 a.m. MDT |
| Magnitude | Mw5.7 |
| Depth | 11.9 km (7.4 mi) |
| Epicenter | 40°51′04″N 112°04′52″W / 40.851°N 112.081°W |
| Fault | Wasatch Fault |
| Type | Normal[1] |
| Areas affected | Utah |
| Total damage | >$629 million (estimate)[2] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong)[3] |
| Peak acceleration | 0.54 g |
| Peak velocity | 37 cm/s |
| Aftershocks | ~2,800[4] |
| Casualties | Several injured |
At 7:09 AM MDT on March 18, 2020, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, with an epicenter 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Magna, Utah,[1] beneath the site of the planned Utah Inland Port. It was the first major earthquake to occur within the Salt Lake Valley since the city was founded,[5] the state's strongest earthquake since the 1992 St. George earthquake, and the first earthquake of comparable magnitude to occur near Salt Lake City since 1962, when a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck a similar location in Magna.[6][7]
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- ^ Peterson, Sheryl (January 14, 2020). "1962 – Magna, UT – M 5.2". quake.utah.edu. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2021.