Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah on Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 7:10 PM MDT (01:10 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 35 km E of Thompson Springs, 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
2019-09-19 01:10:17 UTC
Depth
-2.4 km (-1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.402° N, 110.300° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2573 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2568 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.217 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2568 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2568 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2552 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.117 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2552 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2547 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.435 km E of Thompson Springs, Utah · 2545 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2544 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2527 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Scofield, Utah · 2525 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2525 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.710 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2518 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2516 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.68 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2573 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2574 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.99 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2574 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2575 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2575 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2575 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.319 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2576 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2579 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.120 km SE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2580 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2581 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60342252. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.