A 4.9 Utah earthquake scared residents on the zone at today’s evening. This was the strongest earthquake because the 5.9 quake that hit near St. George back in 1992. As a result far, no damages or injuries hold been reported.

It occurred in a relatively shallow depth of merely over a quarter mile and around five miles northeast of Randolph at 5:59 p.m., according to readings at the seismic network operated by the University of Utah.

Simply minor damage was reported.

U. seismologist Relu Burlacu said the earthquake is tiny, very as opposed with contemporary quakes that enclose value hundreds of lives, including a 6.9 magnitude quake in China on April 13.

The 4.9 quake is the largest to hit Utah because St. George experienced a 5.9 earthquake in 1992.

“The amplitude of the event in 1992 was 10 times bigger, and in energy that event was 30 times larger,” Burlacu said.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.9 quake is overall well whereas probable to formulate merely light hurt.