Earthquake hits Salt Lake City, shuts down light rail transit system
Written by RT&S Staff
An earthquake hit the Salt Lake City area on March 18, shutting down light rail transit.
Utah Transit Authority
The largest earthquake to shake the state of Utah in almost 30 years has shut down light rail service in Salt Lake City.
The earthquake registered at 5.7 on the Richter scale and knocked out power to about 32,000 people in the Salt Lake City area. The earthquake was felt for about 10 to 15 seconds, and the epicenter was southwest of Salt Lake City. The U.S. Geological Survey says about 2.76 million people felt the shaking.
There are no reports of injuries or of any damage to buildings or to the Utah Transit Authority’s light rail transit system.
Back in 1992, a 5.9 earthquake hit the Salt Lake City area.
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