Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Emery, Utah on Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 6:12 AM MST (13:12 UTC), 1 km (1 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-02-27 13:12:57 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.835° N, 111.400° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
6

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60314652. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.