2020 Salt Lake City earthquake
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, 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, 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.
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 | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) |
| Epicenter | 40.851°N 112.081°W |
| Fault | Wasatch Fault |
| Type | Normal |
| Areas affected | Utah |
| Total damage | >$629 million (estimate) |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Aftershocks | 2,300+ (As of July 30, 2020) |
| Casualties | Several injured |
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