Utahns in Taiwan describe Wednesday’s violent earthquake
Apr 3, 2024, 9:00 PM
Utahn Brittney Aubrey describes explains what is was like to experience Taiwan's earthquake. (KSL TV)
(KSL TV)
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns in Taiwan are reeling from Wednesday’s massive earthquake and the following aftershocks.
Even those hours away from the epicenter felt the violent shaking.
It was the strongest earthquake in a quarter-century to rocked Taiwan. Nine people died and it injured 1,000 people.
The Utahs we spoke to in that country said they were in Utah when a 5.7 earthquake hit Magna in 2020.
Jo Phillips said her daughter and grandchildren are in Taiwan and they said the Utah event doesn’t compare.
“Like no nothing she’s ever experienced before,” Phillips said.
She said she panicked when she turned on the news Wednesday.
“This is not what they expected to happen during their two-week trip,” Phillips said.
She said, “My daughter, Tahnee Hoskin went on an LDS mission there in 2008. She has taken me and her husband back.”
She planned to show her oldest children the country and introduce them to her former companions and friends there. Since the earthquake hit Wednesday morning, Phillips said they’ve stayed in their hotel, for the most part.
Read the full story from KSL TV here.
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