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April 26, 2016

Earthquake report spurs retrofits in Utah, Nevada

  • Salt Lake City alone has more than 30,000 older brick homes and other unreinforced buildings.
  • By SCOTT SONNER
    Associated Press

    RENO, Nev. — A new report raising the likelihood of a destructive earthquake striking Salt Lake City in the next half century has underscored the urgency to retrofit more than 30,000 older brick homes and other unreinforced buildings at high risk of collapsing.

    It's also getting attention in neighboring Nevada where a significant quake is overdue along the Sierra. Nevada officials are anxious to see if Utah succeeds in a first-in-the-nation attempt to secure federal disaster funds for private homeowners to aid in such efforts.


     
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