Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Paradise, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Paradise, Utah on Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 4:43 PM MDT (22:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km NW of Garden City, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-07-15 22:43:57 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.585° N, 111.740° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km E of Providence, Utah · 2614 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.912 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.17 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2599 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.97 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2599 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.77 km WNW of Garden City, Utah · 2598 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.98 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2598 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Snyderville, Utah · 2592 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.913 km SW of Echo, Utah · 2590 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Snowville, Utah · 2580 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.210 km WNW of Howell, Utah · 2645 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.711 km S of Snowville, Utah · 2653 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.810 km WNW of Garden City, Utah · 2656 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.57 km NW of Garden City, Utah · 2657 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.544 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 2666 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.23 km E of Enterprise, Utah · 2666 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60331367. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.