Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Bluffdale, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Bluffdale, Utah on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 6:55 AM MST (13:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km SSW of Bluffdale, 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
2019-01-28 13:55:20 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.443° N, 111.999° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.81 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 534
  4. 3.73 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 8,867
  5. 2.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.7Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 82
  8. 1.61 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 12
  11. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2786 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.42 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 136
  13. 1.81 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.62 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.91 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2784 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.61 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2783 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.62 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.82 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2782 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.91 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.70 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.21 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 43
  22. 2.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1,065
  23. 3.11 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3,638
  24. 1.71 km SE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2777 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2777 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2773 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.82 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2769 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2769 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 506
  31. 2.00 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 2758 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.32 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2757 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 15
  33. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2754 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.85 km SSW of Bingham Canyon, Utah · 2752 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.33 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 50
  36. 2.23 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 20

Before

  1. 2.34 km N of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 772

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60310672. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.