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How bad would the ‘Big One’ be? Lawmakers move toward forming a new earthquake panel to help Utah get ready.

The threat still looms large, so a GOP legislator looks to replace the state’s defunct Seismic Safety Commission.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Part of the aftermath in Magna of a March 2020, earthquake. Exiting members of the canceled Utah Seismic Safety Commission warn Utahns to prepare for a catastrophic 6.75 magnitude quake to come, referred to as the "Big One."