‘Great Utah Shakeout’: State braces for potentially devastating earthquake

Furniture will be knocked over; books and heavy valuables will be hurled across rooms. Buildings may be leveled and power lines may collapse. And after the shaking ends, fires will rage and aftershocks will continue to destabilize the valley. That’s what Wasatch Front residents can expect when a major earthquake hits.The state records hundreds of small earthquakes each year, but more damaging earthquakes happen about every 350-400 years, according to the Utah Geographical Survey.And it has