Quake Questions and Down to Earth Answers

Published: March 25, 2021, 10:23 p.m.

A year ago, the earth started shaking in the Salt Lake Valley. It was the strongest quake to hit the area since 1962. But the 5.7 quake in Magna, considered "moderate", wasn't "the big one" that is expected one day along the Wasatch Front. Emergency managers are encouraging local leaders throughout the state to prepare their community for the next Utah earthquake, and one way is to get involved in the Great Utah ShakeOut on April 15, 2021. Learn how your community can benefit from this training in this podcast and at ShakeOut.org/Utah. Also, the newly released Wasatch Front Unreinforced Masonry Risk Reduction Strategy is now available at www.fema.gov. And for more information on Salt Lake City's "Fix the Bricks" program, go to https://www.slc.gov/em/fix-the-bricks/. Thanks to Utah Risk Management Mutual Association, sponsor of ULCT, who helps the League provide educational programs like this podcast.