The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 it knocked out the state’s hotline for the Coronavirus Wednesday, March 18 a bit outside of salt Lake City 

Earthquake

The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.7 it knocked out the state’s hotline for the Coronavirus Wednesday, March 18 a bit outside of Salt Lake City The earthquake started after 7 am. It was the largest earthquake for a long time in Utah. The last big earthquake was in 1992. As a result of the earthquake, many people had to evacuate the area at the department of Health call centers, as the COVID-19 line went down. They made a temporary line so they can still help people with the virus “1-844-442-5224” Also the employees had to leave the building and take calls outside until it was safe for everyone. Also, the flights in Salt Lake City were diverted, and everyone had to evacuate so they could make everyone safe. As the electricians want to see what was damaged. And after everyone gathered outside to talk about the shaking, because Utah hasn’t had a big earthquake in years. Also after the earthquake, they told people in the downtown area to stay away and fix the damage. With the corona virus and the earthquakes, everyone was terrified. Going back to the power outage there were 10,000 customers without power for the coronavirus.

Airport reopens

The airport reopens Wednesday, but before they double-checked to make sure it was safe to go inside and take off. But since the corona virus was going on it was easier to get everyone evacuated and back up and running. The first flight departed at 3 pm going to Dallas. The runways and taxis were not damaged but the planes went on a detour when the earthquake was going on and after the earthquake. When they said it was safe for the passengers to go back on a plane back to Utah.

Aftershocks

After the earthquake, they had to check and see if any of the roads were damaged a lot. Thankfully there was not a lot of damage. They had to close a couple roads to check for anything that might be in the way. There were 7 aftershocks recorded /after the main earthquake struck. In closing a 4.6 aftershock Wednesday afternoon. Usually, earthquakes over 5 happen every 10 years, and earthquakes over 6 happen every 50 years. This event was very memorable and scary that Utah hasn’t had an earthquake in a very long time. This is why being prepared for earthquakes is extremely important.