Dave Smith saws wood to board up windows that broke at Caffe Molise and BTG Wine Bar in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. — Dave Smith saws wood to board up windows that broke in the Caffe Molise and BTG Wine Bar in Salt Lake City after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Magna hit early on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Utah earthquake: The latest on the 5.7 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake rattled much of northern Utah on Wednesday morning.

Contributors: Deseret News Staff

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattled much of northern Utah on Wednesday, March 18.

The earthquake happened from an epicenter north of Magna.

The earthquake left damage in Magna, Salt Lake City and even to the Angel Moroni statue on the Salt Lake Temple.

Follow the latest developments in our storm stream below.

22 Total Updates Since
March 18, 2020 07:22 AM

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May 30, 2021 5:44 p.m. MDT

Why some school districts were unscathed by 2020 earthquake, while another needed $37M insurance payout

By Marjorie Cortez

The 2020 Magna earthquake caused substantial damage to West Lake STEM Junior High in West Valley City, which was later deemed “a complete loss,” as well as to two other Granite District schools and buildings in the Jordan, Weber and Tooele school districts. Yet in places like the Salt Lake City School District, years of retrofitting schools paid off.
April 16, 2020 7:52 a.m. MDT

Another aftershock near Magna, this one a magnitude 4.2, rattles Utah

By Herb Scribner

The earthquake hit on ShakeOut Day, an annual day where millions of people practice the “drop, cover and hold on” method to stay safe.
March 22, 2020 7:28 p.m. MDT

Utah experiences magnitude 3.9 aftershock Sunday

By Ashley Imlay and Herb Scribner

Magna official says he didn’t see new damage on quick tour of town
March 21, 2020 8:48 p.m. MDT

Inside the newsroom: The earthquake hit, and that’s when the action really started on a week unlike any other

By Doug Wilks
March 19, 2020 7:13 p.m. MDT

First coronavirus, now earthquake further strain Utah’s homeless system

By Katie McKellar

146-bed Rescue Mission of Salt Lake empty as it awaits repair from earthquake damage
March 19, 2020 5:49 p.m. MDT

Earthquake caused structural damage to three important Latter-day Saint buildings, 12 meetinghouses

By Tad Walch
March 19, 2020 11:58 a.m. MDT

Power restored, crews survey damage, geological effects of Utah earthquake

By Amy Joi O’Donoghue

In the wake of Wednesday’s magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the Wasatch Front returned to some normalcy.
March 18, 2020 9:38 p.m. MDT

Do COVID-19 and an earthquake bring a ‘new normal’? No way!

By Boyd Matheson, for the Deseret News

The “new now” — not the new normal — is the right and proper way to minimize the angst, stress and fear of it all.
March 18, 2020 6:08 p.m. MDT

Utah quake rattles nerves

By Annie Knox

Tremors took hold of shops, shelters and airport terminals
March 18, 2020 3:18 p.m. MDT

Jolted awake: Magna declares emergency in wake of earthquake

By Katie McKellar

Small township will likely need emergency funds to bounce back