Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Tue, Dec 16, 2014, 5:33 AM MST (12:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km WSW of Nephi, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2014-12-16 12:33:10 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.967° N, 111.406° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4311 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.612 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 28
  3. 3.212 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 13
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4297 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.611 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4296 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.418 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 4293 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.712 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4291 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.93 km WNW of Scofield, Utah · 4289 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 4289 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.316 km S of Levan, Utah · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.622 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 4280 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.012 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.05 km WNW of Aurora, Utah · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.620 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 4276 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.611 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4270 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4269 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.55 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4268 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.813 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.512 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.314 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.513 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.93 km SW of Richfield, Utah · 4260 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.94 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4260 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 38
  30. 1.64 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4259 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.82 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.93 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4257 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.619 km ESE of Elmo, Utah · 4257 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.7Utah · 4257 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.416 km N of Scipio, Utah · 4255 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.67 km W of Scofield, Utah · 4253 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.1Utah · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4312 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4312 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.612 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4313 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.114 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4313 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.213 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4313 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.313 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4313 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.712 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4313 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4318 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.912 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4319 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.23 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 4319 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.815 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 4325 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.816 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 4332 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.03 km NE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4334 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.913 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4335 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.113 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4335 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.212 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4336 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.712 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4338 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.615 km N of Fountain Green, Utah · 4338 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.86 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 4339 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60095957. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.