Magna's downtown is a copper boom town historic district, and it saw real masonry damage in the 2020 earthquake. We repair and restore brick across Magna.
The Magna Commercial Downtown Historic District includes a concentration of buildings from the copper boom town years of 1904 to 1929 (Magna Historic District).
What the 2020 earthquake showed
The district's official account describes brick and masonry damage from the magnitude 5.7 earthquake on March 18, 2020 (Magna Historic District). That is history, not a statement about any building today, but it is a local example of the hazard the Utah Geological Survey describes for the Wasatch Front. Ordinary repairs keep water out; strengthening masonry against earthquakes takes engineering (FEMA).
Permits in Magna
Magna became a city on May 1, 2024. Building permits and inspections are handled by the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD Building Services).
Earthquake damage should be evaluated by a structural engineer first. Masonry repair can follow the engineer's recommendations, but repair alone is not seismic strengthening (FEMA).