M1.8 earthquake 2 km WNW of Snyderville, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Snyderville, Utah on Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 8:12 AM MDT (14:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NNW of Goshen, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-29 14:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.705° N, 111.569° 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, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913 km SW of Echo, Utah · 2588 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.52 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 23
- 2.09 km SSW of Henefer, Utah · 2563 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.921 km ESE of Evanston, Wyoming · 2542 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.622 km SE of Evanston, Wyoming · 2541 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60337922. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.