Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah on Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 11:30 AM MDT (17:30 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 15 km E of Manti, 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
2019-08-15 17:30:41 UTC
Depth
-2.0 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.413° N, 110.323° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2604 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.89 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2603 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.532 km SE of Independence, Utah · 2599 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2595 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2595 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2592 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.5Utah · 2588 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2586 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2585 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.818 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2582 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.610 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2582 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.49 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2582 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.89 km S of Clear Creek, Utah · 2582 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.519 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.619 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.120 km SE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2578 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.319 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2574 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.917 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2574 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2574 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.99 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.68 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2572 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.910 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2571 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2571 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2567 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.217 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2567 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2567 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2551 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.117 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2550 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.715 km E of Manti, Utah · 2546 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2609 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.816 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah · 2615 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2619 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.610 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2631 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60335587. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.