A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Magna three years ago Saturday, shaking much of the Wasatch Front, damaging buildings, and even shaking the trumpet out of the Angel Moroni's hands on the Salt Lake Temple. For more on how to prepare for the next one, visit
Unreinforced masonry poses the greatest threat, but renovations can be costly and the waitlist for Fix the Bricks aid is long.
By happenstance, Dazet had the gabled, one-story brick bungalow retrofitted to better withstand earthquakes only a few months earlier. Using a grant program administered by Salt Lake City, he reinforced the gables, secured the roof to the walls and braced the two chimneys. A jolt that size — 11 times stronger than last year’s temblor — could kill 3,000 people, seriously injure 10,000 and displace tens of thousands.
Magna City Administrator Greg Schulz and Mayor Dan Peay in front of Union Hall in Magna on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The building was damaged in the 2020 earthquake. The earthquake damaged the Sears mansion in Salt Lake City. The architectural gem had to be torn down.Federal disaster aid “We have also practiced earthquake drills, secured large household items, and researched how our area will someday be affected,” she wrote in an online Salt Lake Tribune survey. “We both understand that only so much can be done in preparation, but feeling a little more prepared has drastically helped our sense of security.
“If the disaster strikes, a lot of people will be displaced with no place to go,” said Chandrasekhar, who also serves on the seismic safety commission. “We have to think about where they would go. You don’t want them to go off to Denver and never come back.”Because masonry was such a common method of construction before 1950, 147,000 such structures remain unreinforced in Utah, more than in all of California with 13 times the population.
Bricks tumbled off the walls and facades of the one- and two-story commercial buildings, disrupting some of the township’s most beloved businesses, such as Colosimo’s Original Sausage. “We were trying to restore and make it usable again,” said Touhuni, who has been forced to release his tenants. “Can’t get the permits to get it restored.”Brick homes and apartments abound in Utah’s historic neighborhoods, putting at risk thousands of lives. Seismic retrofits can go a long way toward lowering the danger, so Utah offers property owners tax credits that cover up to 20% of the cost as an incentive.
Jobs typically brace chimneys and tie walls into roof rafters or joists and run $15,000 to 20,000. Under the program, the homeowner is reimbursed 75% of the price tag. The best time to do a retrofit is when you are replacing the roof, since it has to come off to complete the job. “COVID was a rough year for us. We didn’t get nearly as many retrofits done as we wanted. We are trying to figure out how to get back on track with our goal. By next year, we have to do the 100 for this year and the ones we didn’t get to last year. We need contractors putting in bids,” Pierce said.
“It’s pieces of metal drilled into the bricks,” said Rigolon, who has two young children. “It’s not like a new kitchen or a yard or a hot tub, something you get to enjoy. It’s more a peace of mind when you go to bed.” The family immediately looked into retrofitting the house, which was not damaged. Rigolon consulted an engineer who recommended a retrofit in line with what Fix the Bricks covers.
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