M4.9 earthquake 36 km W of Veyo, Utah
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 36 km W of Veyo, Utah on Wed, Aug 17, 1966, 5:07 PM GMT-6 (23:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-08-17 23:07:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.300° N, 114.100° 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 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.244 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21957 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.644 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21957 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21957 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.234 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21956 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.344 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21953 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21940 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.544 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21922 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.336 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21922 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.444 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21922 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.536 km W of Veyo, Utah · 21921 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.544 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21912 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis2912. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.