Park City Utah Quake
The utah emergency management center reports there s shaking near salt lake city utah after magnitude 5 7 earthquake hit the impacted area.
Park city utah quake. And they estimated that about 2 8 million people felt the shaking on wednesday. Four other earthquakes of magnitude 3 0 or greater have occurred within 25 km 16 miles of the epicenter of this event since 1962. A 3 3 magnitude earthquake struck near park city late monday morning according to the university of utah seismograph stations shaking buildings in summit county and as far away as utah county. The utah division of emergency management said in a tweet that it was the biggest earthquake in utah since a 5 9 magnitude one in 1992 in st.
Andrew wright said with no reports of injuries or damage. The usgs has updated the aftershock forecast over the next week there is a less than 1 percent chance of one or more aftershocks that are larger than magnitude 5 7. The largest of these events was a magnitude 3 6 on june 30 1999 6 9km. About 73 000 homes and businesses lost electricity in the salt lake city area but power was quickly being restored in some areas said utility rocky mountain power.
The epicenter of the earthquake which hit at 11 21 a m was seven miles northwest of park city according to a press release from the university. On march 18 2020 a magnitude 5 7 earthquake struck outside of salt lake city utah. Emergency officials called it the largest earthquake in utah since a 5 9 magnitude quake hit st. This earthquake was reported felt in park city and salt lake city utah other locations in the salt lake valley and in northern utah county.
A magnitude 5 7 earthquake just rattled parts of utah including salt lake city and areas across salt lake county and utah county. 5 7 magnitude quake strikes utah. It was the largest earthquake to hit utah since a 5 9 magnitude quake shook southern utah in 1992 according to utah emergency management. The summit county sheriff s office fielded 15 to 20 calls immediately after the earthquake sheriff s lt.
Seismic instruments indicate the earthquake originated at a depth of 6 6 miles 10 6 km. Earthquake information for park city utah. Park city ut has a high earthquake risk with a total of 297 earthquakes since 1931.