When I search for an apartment unit in Salt Lake City, Utah, I will definitely want to ask the landlord or apartment manager whether construction of that building meets earthquake-safety standards as cited by the group of Utah geologists who sponsored the following copyrighted factual online blog (see link, farther below).
One key observation from that blog:
"Quality of construction of the building a person is occupying is the single biggest factor that will determine whether that person is injured or killed in an earthquake. Engineering studies and data from past earthquakes show that most earthquake-related deaths and serious injuries occur in unreinforced masonry buildings (URMs). URMs are buildings constructed with stone-like materials (brick, stone, cinder block, etc.) that were not built with enough steel or wood reinforcement to prevent life-threatening damage or collapse during an earthquake...."
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