Utah
Kolob Canyon quake shakes southern Utah
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ST. GEORGE — Eric Clapton once sang about shaking his tambourine “after midnight,” and that song may have been appropriate for local residents who reported shaking just after midnight Friday.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Kolob Canyon occurred at 12:16 a.m. early Friday and was followed by a 2.6 magnitude aftershock near the same area at 1:27 a.m. The center of the earthquakes was located about 10 miles east of New Harmony, 7 miles south-southeast of Kanarraville and 17 miles south of Cedar City.
On social media, people in Cedar City, Hurricane, in Washington County, and the Red Cliffs area of St. George reported feeling the tremor, describing it as “loud” and “needing to hold things down.” According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake between 2.5 and 5.0 is capable of being felt but not likely to cause any more than minor damage.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations said in a statement that the earthquake would have been widely felt in the areas of Cedar City and Hurricane.
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