Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 1:57 PM MDT (19:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km W of Centerfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

Ferron forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-03-19 19:57:34 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.967° N, 111.395° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.73
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 4212 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.78 km W of Fayette, Utah · 4211 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.01 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 4211 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.4Utah · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.77 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4178 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.911 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4174 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 4174 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.511 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.011 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4169 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.710 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 4168 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.718 km E of Manti, Utah · 4158 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km WSW of Wales, Utah · 4219 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.730 km S of East Carbon City, Utah · 4220 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.829 km E of Torrey, Utah · 4224 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.09 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 4228 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.9Utah · 4230 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Marysvale, Utah · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 4243 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.00 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4244 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.29 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 4246 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60104947. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.