M2.8 earthquake 16 km SE of Clawson, Utah

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Clawson, Utah on Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 11:28 PM MDT (05:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km SE of Clawson, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.84	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.13 · 15 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.13 · 15 stations

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 168.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60316662 (also filed as us1000jgyi). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.