Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km WNW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Fayette, Utah on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 11:08 PM MDT (05:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km E of Manti, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-08-18 05:08:49 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.266° N, 111.974° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2601 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.110 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2601 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.614 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2594 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.36 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.5Utah · 2586 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.610 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2581 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.49 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2581 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.89 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2581 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.99 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.59 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2579 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.99 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.68 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2571 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.910 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2570 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.817 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2568 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.52 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 23
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Scipio, Utah · 2563 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.07 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2563 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.57 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2562 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.116 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2560 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 2556 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.615 km SE of Leamington, Utah · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.614 km E of Manti, Utah · 2546 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.715 km E of Manti, Utah · 2545 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2544 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.516 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2544 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2543 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.916 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2543 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2542 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.2Utah · 2602 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.519 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2603 days ago · -3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.68 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2613 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.816 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah · 2614 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.516 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 2615 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2629 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.610 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2630 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60336157. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.