Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Helper, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Helper, Utah on Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 5:07 AM MDT (11:07 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 16 km SSE of Woodland Hills, 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
2019-07-02 11:07:30 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.733° N, 110.952° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2649 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.622 km S of Eureka, Utah · 2647 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.15 km S of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2645 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2641 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.610 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2630 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2629 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2617 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.516 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 2615 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.816 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah · 2613 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2607 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2604 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.612 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2602 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.519 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.57 km ESE of Daniel, Utah · 2601 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.89 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2601 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.532 km SE of Independence, Utah · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2594 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2594 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2590 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2660 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2663 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.221 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 2673 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.58 km SW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2677 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60329017. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.