M2.1 earthquake 8 km SSW of Henefer, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Henefer, Utah on Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 9:34 PM MST (04:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km ENE of Echo, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-15 04:34:58 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.948° N, 111.555° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.76 km E of Avon, Utah · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.77 km E of Avon, Utah · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.421 km ENE of Echo, Utah · 2469 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.99 km SE of Independence, Utah · 2462 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60353802. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.