3.5 earthquake hits Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Preliminary data shows a 3.5 earthquake hit Utah County Thursday afternoon.

The quake hit about at 12:53 p.m. about 5 miles north-northwest of Saratoga Springs, and the depth of the quake was estimated to be about 3.4 miles, according to information from the University of Utah Seismograph website.

The U.S. Geological Survey's website shows the quake was initially rated a 3.4 magnitude before it was increased to 3.5.

Kate Millward was on the fifth floor of an office building in Lehi when she felt the quake. She said it was obvious an earthquake was occurring, but it wasn't intense enough for anything in the office to move. The mild shaking lasted about 10 seconds, she said.

"Definitely the most intense one I've ever felt," she said.

Hallie Jenks was also working in one-story office building near Center Street in Lehi when she felt the quake.

"It felt like someone hit the building," she said.

Kaitlynn Resse, who works at the same office, said she was inside her car on a lunch break at the time of the rumble.

"It felt like someone pushed up against (my) car," she said.

Exactly two weeks ago, people from Logan to Provo reported feeling an earthquake on Jan. 22. The epicenter of the 4.7-magnitude earthquake was about 25 miles south of Evanston, Wyoming, according to the United States Geological Survey.

This story will be updated.

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