Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SSW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Joseph, Utah on Mon, May 27, 2019, 11:27 AM MDT (17:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-05-27 17:27:56 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.568° N, 112.254° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2684 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.64 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 2682 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2682 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2680 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.69 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2680 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.45 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2680 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.88 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2671 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.79 km S of Beaver, Utah · 2668 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2647 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2640 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.66 km S of Joseph, Utah · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2635 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2628 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km S of Levan, Utah · 2685 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.7Utah · 2689 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.917 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2689 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.09 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2697 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.94 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2698 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.86 km N of Joseph, Utah · 2702 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2707 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60326057. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.