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    Construction workers looks at the rubble from a building after an earthquake on March 18, 2020 in Salt Lake City.

  • Fallen debris is seen covering a street after falling from...

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    Fallen debris is seen covering a street after falling from a building in Salt Lake City after an earthquake on March 18, 2020. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the city early Wednesday morning, many of the surrounding suburbs were also struck. The quake sent panicked residents running to the streets, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and closed the city's airport and its light rail system.

  • Fred Moesinger, owner of BTG Wine Bar and Caffe Molise...

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    Fred Moesinger, owner of BTG Wine Bar and Caffe Molise in Salt Lake City, picks up bricks among debris that fell from his building after a earthquake hit early on March 18, 2020.

  • Tawnie Atkinson looks at damage done to her neighbors mobile...

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    Tawnie Atkinson looks at damage done to her neighbors mobile homes after an earthquake in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2020.

  • A firefighter arrives on scene where debris fell off a...

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    A firefighter arrives on scene where debris fell off a building in Salt Lake City after an early morning earthquake on March 18, 2020.

  • Debris lays on the ground outside of Cucina Toscana in...

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    Debris lays on the ground outside of Cucina Toscana in Salt Lake City after an early morning earthquake on March 18, 2020.

  • Salt Lake City Police Office Henry Vadnais strings up police...

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    Salt Lake City Police Office Henry Vadnais strings up police tape around fallen bricks outside a building damaged after an earthquake in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2020.

  • Members of local law enforcement survey damage to a mobile...

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    Members of local law enforcement survey damage to a mobile home at Western Estates in Magna, Utah, after 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs on March 18, 2020.

  • Israel Garcia looks over damage to his mobile home after...

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    Israel Garcia looks over damage to his mobile home after a earthquake in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2020.

  • People gather on the sidewalk after a partial building collapse...

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    People gather on the sidewalk after a partial building collapse following an early morning earthquake on March 18, 2020, in Salt Lake City.

  • Candy Whisler hugs her dog Athena and grandson Paris Whisler...

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    Candy Whisler hugs her dog Athena and grandson Paris Whisler after a earthquake in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2020.

  • A worker checks the brick facade of a building in...

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    A worker checks the brick facade of a building in Salt Lake City after an earthquake hit the city and surrounding neighborhoods on March 18, 2020. It's the largest earthquake to hit the state since 1992.

  • Police officers walk pass rubble after an earthquake on March...

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    Police officers walk pass rubble after an earthquake on March 18, 2020 in Salt Lake City.

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New York Daily News
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A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Salt Lake City, Utah and surrounding neighborhood in the early March 18, 2020. The earthquake, the state’s largest since 1992, cut off power to 55,000 customers, damaged buildings and mobile homes, and knocked out the state’s coronavirus hotline. No injuries or deaths have been reported.