A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Utah early Wednesday morning.
The United States Geological Survey reported that an earthquake had rattled Utah’s Wasatch Front around 7:02 a.m. local time. Its epicenter was located three miles northeast of Magna, Utah, a town about 14 miles from Salt Lake City. It was the state’s largest recorded earthquake since 1992.
At least seven aftershocks have been recorded since the initial event, with the strongest recording a magnitude of 3.9. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that no major damage had been uncovered due to the earthquake, but nearly 74,000 Utah residents were without power, according to Fox 13.
The Salt Lake City International Airport, which is near the epicenter of the earthquake, has temporarily shut down over the risk of aftershocks. Keith Koper, the director of the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, predicted that there could be “hundreds” of minor aftershocks following the earthquake.
