Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km SW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Emery, Utah on Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 9:33 PM MDT (03:33 UTC), 2 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
2019-03-23 03:33:21 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.745° N, 111.508° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60317677. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.