Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah on Tue, Aug 6, 2019, 6:46 PM MDT (00:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km SSE of Beaver, 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
2019-08-07 00:46:53 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.861° N, 112.064° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.2Utah · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.611 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2601 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.110 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2601 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.614 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.36 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 2578 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.817 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2567 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Scipio, Utah · 2562 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.07 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.57 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2562 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.116 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2559 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 2555 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.916 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 2613 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.810 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2617 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.411 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 2619 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2628 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Joseph, Utah · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2640 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60334492. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.