M4.8 earthquake 27 km SW of Thatcher, Utah
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Thatcher, Utah on Thu, Mar 15, 1934, 6:46 AM GMT-7 (13:46 UTC).
A larger quake followed: M5.5 26 km E of Avon, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-03-15 13:46:00 UTC
- Depth
- Not given
- Epicenter
- 41.500° N, 112.500° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.526 km E of Avon, Utah · 33777 days ago · 83 km away
- 5.327 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 33769 days ago · 0 km away
- 5.556 km SW of Howell, Utah · 33748 days ago · 42 km away
Before
- 5.127 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 33800 days ago · 0 km away
- 5.935 km SSW of Howell, Utah · 33803 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.127 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 33803 days ago · 0 km away
- 4.827 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 33803 days ago · 0 km away
- 6.6The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah Earthquake · 33803 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis1047. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.