Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 5:14 AM MST (12:14 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-02-15 12:14:19 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.469° N, 111.933° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 82
  2. 1.61 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2784 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 12
  5. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2784 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.42 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 136
  7. 1.81 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.62 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.91 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2782 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.61 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.62 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2781 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.82 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2780 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.91 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.70 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.21 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  16. 2.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2779 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,065
  17. 3.11 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2777 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3,638
  18. 1.71 km SE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2777 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2777 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2775 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.61 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2775 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2771 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.82 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2767 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.52 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2767 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 506
  25. 2.00 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 2756 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.32 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2755 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  27. 1.62 km SSE of Bluffdale, Utah · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.85 km SSW of Bingham Canyon, Utah · 2750 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.33 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2750 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 50
  30. 2.23 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2750 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  31. 2.22 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2741 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  32. 1.93 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2741 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.75 km W of Salt Lake City, Utah · 2739 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.40 km NNW of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 2730 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 77
  35. 1.60 km NE of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.73 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.73 km SSW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8,867
  3. 3.22 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2785 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 534
  4. 1.81 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.92 km S of Bluffdale, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.57 km SW of Bluffdale, Utah · 2803 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.34 km N of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 2804 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 772

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60312672. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.