Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah on Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 3:48 PM MDT (21:48 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15 km S 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
2019-10-14 21:48:29 UTC
Depth
-3.1 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.407° N, 110.299° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
222°, 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.435 km E of Thompson Springs, Utah · 2542 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2542 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.619 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2524 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Scofield, Utah · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.87 km WSW of Scofield, Utah · 2523 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.710 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2515 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2514 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2509 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.117 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2509 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2508 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2508 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2507 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2507 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2507 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2502 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.515 km S of Thompson Springs, Utah · 2497 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2496 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2488 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.016 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2486 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2486 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2485 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2549 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2549 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2565 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.217 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2566 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2566 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2569 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.910 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2570 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2570 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2570 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2571 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2571 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.68 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2571 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2571 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2571 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.99 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2572 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.319 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2573 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60345367. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.