Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km ESE of Elmo, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Elmo, Utah on Sun, Feb 8, 2015, 2:31 AM MST (09:31 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 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
2015-02-08 09:31:32 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.329° N, 110.607° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Utah · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Scofield, Utah · 4253 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.1Utah · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.00 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4245 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.94 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 4243 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.9Utah · 4231 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.730 km S of East Carbon City, Utah · 4220 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4218 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4259 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.513 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.314 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.512 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.813 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.55 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4268 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4269 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.611 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4270 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.620 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 4276 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.012 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.622 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 4280 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60101387. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.