Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km WSW of Wales, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Wales, Utah on Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 11:19 AM MDT (17:19 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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

Levan 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-03-17 17:19:47 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.422° N, 111.770° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
15

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4217 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.78 km W of Fayette, Utah · 4211 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.01 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 4211 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.4Utah · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.17 km NE of Provo, Utah · 4196 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 4183 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 4178 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.911 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 4175 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.59 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 4174 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.511 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.011 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.710 km W of Centerfield, Utah · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 4168 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Utah · 4230 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.94 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 4243 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.00 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 4244 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60104762. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.