Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km ESE of Spring City, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Spring City, Utah on Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 10:25 PM MST (05:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km WNW of Emery, 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
2015-01-16 05:25:13 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.393° N, 111.259° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.05 km WNW of Aurora, Utah · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.620 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 4276 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.611 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4270 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4269 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4268 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.813 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.814 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.512 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.613 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.314 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.513 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.614 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4267 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.56 km SW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 4265 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4259 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.619 km ESE of Elmo, Utah · 4257 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.7Utah · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.416 km N of Scipio, Utah · 4255 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.67 km W of Scofield, Utah · 4253 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.1Utah · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.00 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4245 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.94 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 4243 days ago · -3 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.9Utah · 4231 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.316 km S of Levan, Utah · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.59 km SW of Independence, Utah · 4289 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.818 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 4289 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.93 km WNW of Scofield, Utah · 4289 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.712 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4290 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.418 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 4293 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.611 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4296 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.811 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4297 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.212 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 13
  10. 3.612 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4298 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 28

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60098647. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.