Utah earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Enterprise, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Enterprise, Utah on Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 7:57 PM MST (02:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km SW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time: Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 7:57 PM MST
UTC: 2019-03-02 02:57:59 UTC
Depth: 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.502° N, 113.849° W
Region: Utah
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
2.57	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.15 · 5 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.15 · 5 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 14 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 76°
Stations used: 13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60314917 (also filed as nn00679123, us1000j9rp). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.