M2.5 earthquake 16 km SW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Emery, Utah on Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:22 PM MDT (22:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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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
2.55	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.09 · 10 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.09 · 10 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60347497 (also filed as us6000644d). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.