Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km E of Independence, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km E of Independence, Utah on Thu, Apr 23, 2015, 6:50 PM MDT (00:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km N of Summit Park, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-04-24 00:50:09 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.329° N, 111.053° 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, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
25

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Utah · 4182 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4177 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.920 km NNW of Tabiona, Utah · 4175 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.516 km ESE of Independence, Utah · 4175 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.59 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 4174 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.011 km N of Summit Park, Utah · 4166 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 16
  7. 1.810 km N of Summit Park, Utah · 4166 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.624 km SE of Evanston, Wyoming · 4156 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.37 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4142 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4142 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.721 km W of Tabiona, Utah · 4133 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.116 km SSW of Robertson, Wyoming · 4130 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.17 km NE of Provo, Utah · 4196 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.4Utah · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60108812. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.