5.7 magnitude quake shakes Salt Lake City, closes airport

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A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City and its suburbs early today, sending spooked residents fleeingtheir homes, taking down the state's coronavirus hotline and closing the city's airport.The epicenter was just southwest of Salt Lake City, between the city's airport and the Great Salt Lake. Thetemblor and its aftershocks physically and mentally rattled about 2.8 million people who are already hunkereddown amid the coronavirus epidemic.Gov. Gary Herbert (R) tweeted this morning that Utah's coronavirus hotline was down after the temblor. A newtemporary line was set up.There were no initial reports of injuries, said Utah Emergency Management spokesman Joe Dougherty.Operations at Salt Lake City International Airport came to a halt, and the control tower and concourses wereevacuated. Planes headed to Salt Lake City were diverted while officials conducted a runway inspection. Policeblocked the road to the airport, allowing in only those who were picking up passengers.