Utah earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah on Fri, May 31, 2019, 11:27 AM MDT (17:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-05-31 17:27:40 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.861° N, 112.071° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.64ML, local (Richter)University of Utah Seismograph StationsPreferred · Final · ±0.113 · 14 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.113 · 14 stations

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2680 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.88 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2671 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.79 km S of Beaver, Utah · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2648 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.622 km S of Eureka, Utah · 2648 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2641 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Joseph, Utah · 2639 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2629 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2681 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.64 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.24 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2684 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.17 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.415 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2685 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.916 km S of Levan, Utah · 2686 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.7Utah · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.917 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2690 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.721 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2696 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.94 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2699 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Joseph, Utah · 2703 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.915 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.515 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2705 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.516 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.515 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2706 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2708 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60326372 (also filed as us70003tu7). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.