EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS

Utahns React To Pair Of Earthquakes

Feb 15, 2019, 9:47 AM | Updated: Feb 26, 2019, 12:59 pm

Photo: Amy Patton

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Friday morning got off to a shaky start for some northern Utah residents — literally.

Residents in and around Bluffdale were awakened by a pair of earthquakes — a 3.1 and a 3.7 — and it had them shook.

Residents from the bipedal to those that walk on all-fours felt the quakes.

Some homes experienced more damage than others.

For some folks, it was a brand-new experience.

But others didn’t notice a thing.

However intense the quake was, though, most of Utah agrees on one thing:

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Utahns React To Pair Of Earthquakes