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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 Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs. 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. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

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 Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs. 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. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

March 18, 2020

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Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves
March 18, 2020 4:20 p.m.

Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries.