Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 5:42 AM MDT (11:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-03-27 11:42:59 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.846° N, 111.597° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
36

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km NE of Provo, Utah · 4196 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.77 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.017 km E of Independence, Utah · 4182 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.7Utah · 4182 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4178 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.920 km NNW of Tabiona, Utah · 4175 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.516 km ESE of Independence, Utah · 4175 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 4174 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.511 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.011 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4169 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.710 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 4168 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.718 km E of Manti, Utah · 4158 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km W of Fayette, Utah · 4211 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4217 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.713 km WSW of Wales, Utah · 4219 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.9Utah · 4230 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60105692. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.