Everything was on board for the 2020 earthquake

As soon as my house stopped vibrating my phone started ringing.

“Whoa! We just had an earthquake! Did you feel that?” Photographer Laura Seitz shouted after 7 in the morning.

“Yes!” I said, “We shook here too.

Due to COVID-19, we have already moved to remote work, but given the severity of the earthquake, I knew this day was going to be tough.

I started making calls to Deseret News photographers for an all-around response after hitting Magna with a force of 5.7 and feeling it all over the Wasatch front on March 18th.

Everyone knows that when it comes to big stories, we’re all in this together for as long as we need to. So our night-time photographer Scott Winterton responded in the Herriman community that morning, realizing that he’d probably be spending a long day, while those started their day shifts too early for us to quickly upload our photos to the web.

Depending on where the paparazzi resides is how and where we prioritized the locations we first responded to. But the information that was accurate was difficult to obtain. We simply did not know which areas were severely damaged.

Our KSL-TV news gathering partners were kicked off the air that morning for a short period of time due to the earthquake, so entering the information into the newsroom and then broadcasting it to the public, including those working remotely, was not so quick at first.

We hacked into portable police scanners, viewed social media, made phone call after phone call, and worked to collect as much information as possible.

Within minutes of Spenser Heaps, Deseret News’s deputy director of photography, arriving at the site of a ruined building in the city center, we had pictures in our system.

“Of course this thing totally surprised me, and it’s literally shaking me out of my sleep. But being prepared is something that you make a part of your routine as a photojournalist,” Heaps recalled that morning.

“Luckily, my batteries were charged and the camera bag was all ready to go out the door. Once the shaking stopped, I threw some clothes, threw the cameras and laptop in my truck and was ready to exit the door.”

By 7:29 am we had a story with the first photo. Within an hour, we got a full photo report from Heaps from its downtown location with photos from a ruined school in Herriman from Winterton.

After learning of massive damage to Magna in the motorhome community, photographer Jeff Allred was sent to this scene. Allred was able to quickly send us photos for urgent web story updates, giving our readers a complete and compelling insight into the homes of the severely damaged Magna victims.

With the concern that cell phone towers might be jammed, we switched the communication between our photographers into a two-way radio system – a system we invested in a few years ago for such scenarios. It was also possible that this allowed our photographers to use their cellular data to send images to our system.

Late in the morning as things calmed down, the Heaps and I managed to make our way into the building to continue curating coverage and work on editing the awesome images that were still reproduced. Despite the initial plan to work remotely, we felt we needed to be there.

Just like many residents, aftershocks shook our nerves throughout the day. But everyone working on the story, including editors, reporters and photographers, we knew our readers were counting on us.

Here are some amazing photos captured that day and in the days and weeks that followed Deseret News photojournalists.

A corner of Colosimo in Magna is missing after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the area early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Jeffrey D. Allred, Desert News Tauni Atkinson is looking into damage to the mobile homes of their neighbors after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Magna. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Jeffrey De Allred, Deseret News Chip Simpson looks out onto the street from behind what was a wall nearly 6 feet high that was destroyed during a magnitude 5.7 earthquake on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Scott J. Winterton, Deseret News members Law enforcement investigates damage to a caravan home in Western Estates after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Magna on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Candy Whisler hugs her fearful dog Athena and grandson Paris Whisler after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake Magna struck on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News A fault passes through the JC Penney Shared Services Center and Zions Bank Building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Damage was caused by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that shook the Wasatch façade. . Christine Murphy, Deseret News Mike Frampton, of City Glass, measures a broken window in the Maverik Base Camp Building at 185 S. The state in Salt Lake City after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Magna occurred early Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Laura Seitz, Desert News Adam Hiscock, a risk geologist at the Utah Geological Survey, looks at a crack as he assesses the effects of the earthquake in the Great Salt Lake Marina on Thursday, March 19, 2020 Kristen Murphy, Deseret News Utah Geological Survey, geological researcher Adam Hiscock, Casts a glimpse of a crack on the road to Great Salt Lake Marina that was likely triggered by Wednesday’s magnitude 5.7 earthquake centered near Magna on Thursday, March 19, 2020 Christine Murphy, Deseret News A fault passes through the JC Penney Shared Services Center And the Zions Bank building in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Damage was caused by a 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shook the Wasatch facade. Kristen Murphy, Desert News Shawna Rodriguez, Will, without mentioning the last name, shows the automobile line to get gas at Costco in West Valley City on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake centered on Magna. They both recall the experience of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area, in which Evie Ceballo, Desert News, moved the wreckage that fell from Café Molly’s in Salt Lake City after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Magna early Wednesday 18 October. March 2020. Christine Murphy, Deseret News, Maintenance worker Curtis Green is assessing damage to the roof of Caffe Molise and BTG Wine Bar in Salt Lake City after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake centered in Magna early Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. Christine Murphy, Deseret News The Angel Moroni statue atop Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stands with his missing trumpet after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Magna on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Spencer piles, Deseret News The Salt Lake CIty The international airport is empty after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake in Magna caused the airport to evacuate and close the airport on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Steve Griffin, Desert News Adam Hiscock, Yu Geological Hazard Survey geologist, looks at a crack while assessing the effects of the earthquake at the Salt Lake Lake Anchorage Arrogance Y on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Christine Murphy, Deseret News Utah Geologist for Geological Hazards Adam Hiscock looks at a crack en route to the Greater Salt Lake Marina that was likely caused by Wednesday’s magnitude 5.7 earthquake with epicenter near Magna Day. Thursday, March 19, 2020. Christine Murphy, Deseret News warning tape surrounds a damaged building on Magna Main Street on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake epicenter near the city on March 18th. The street is now open to traffic. Steve Griffin, Desert News

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