SALT LAKE CITY — Did you feel the earthquake rattle parts of Utah this morning? Just after midnight, the University of Utah seismograph stations reported a 3.9 magnitude earthquake.
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The quake occurred about 5 kilometers west of Independence but could be felt across the Utah and Salt Lake Valleys, including Springville, Provo, Orem, and parts of Salt Lake City.
Katherine Whidden, a research scientist with the University of Utah, said there hadn't been much seismic activity near Thursday's epicenter in recent weeks, but emphasized that the Wasatch Front is earthquake territory.
"There is about a 50% chance in the next 50 years of a large, damaging earthquake.
Seven, maybe a 7.5, not bigger than that. We don't, we don't expect anything bigger than that," she said.
