Earthquake Rocks Salt Lake City, Surrounding Areas

Rick Bowmer / AP
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A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City, Utah, early Wednesday morning, knocking out power to tens of thousands of households and businesses, shuttering the area’s airport, and disrupting some government efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

The quake struck about 4 miles northeast of Magna, Utah, which is 15 miles west of Salt Lake City, just after 7 a.m. local time. Dozens of aftershocks followed, with one reaching a magnitude 4.5.

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