3.6-magnitude earthquake hits West Valley City

Dr. Keith Koper, director of University of Utah Seismograph Stations, shows an earthquake pattern from a seismometer in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28, 2022. A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near West Valley City on Friday at 6:32 p.m.

Dr. Keith Koper, director of University of Utah Seismograph Stations, shows an earthquake pattern from a seismometer in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28, 2022. A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near West Valley City on Friday at 6:32 p.m. (Mengshin Lin, Deseret News )


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WEST VALLEY CITY — Preliminary data shows a 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit West Valley City and portions of the Wasatch Front Friday evening.

The quake hit about 6:32 p.m.; the U.S. Geological Survey's website shows the quake hit 2.8 miles north-northwest of West Valley City, with the epicenter just northwest of Magna.

Other surrounding areas including Taylorsville, Kearns and Salt Lake City reportedly felt the rumble.

The depth of the quake was estimated to be about 5.3 miles, according to information from the University of Utah Seismograph website.

No damages have been reported.

Friday's tremor comes a little more than a week after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake shook areas in Utah County last Thursday afternoon.

That quake hit about 12:53 p.m. on Feb. 5, with the epicenter of the rumble happening about 4 miles west-northwest of Saratoga Springs.

Two weeks prior to that on Jan. 22, people from Logan to Provo reportedly felt a 4.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near Evanston, Wyoming at 7:49 a.m.

This story will be updated.

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Curtis Booker
Curtis Booker is a reporter for KSL.

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