Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SW of Independence, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Independence, Utah on Wed, Jan 7, 2015, 5:05 PM MST (00:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Silver Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-01-08 00:05:05 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.247° N, 111.334° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 4280 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.32 km W of Silver Summit, Utah · 4270 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4268 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.56 km SW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 4265 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4259 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Summit Park, Utah · 4258 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.7Utah · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Scofield, Utah · 4253 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.1Utah · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.00 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4245 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.94 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 4243 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9Utah · 4231 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km WNW of Scofield, Utah · 4289 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.712 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4290 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.611 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4296 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.212 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 13
  5. 3.612 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 28

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60097947. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.