Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSE of Alton, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Alton, Utah on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 11:04 AM MST (18:04 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SSW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 18:04:58 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.388° N, 112.448° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2037 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.721 km SE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2036 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.113 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.615 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.214 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.110 km WSW of Alton, Utah · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.727 km S of Cannonville, Utah · 2016 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.514 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2011 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.116 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.85 km N of Hildale, Utah · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.02 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 26
  16. 1.718 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2001 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSE of Summit, Utah · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.610 km SSW of Kaibab, Arizona · 1998 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 33
  23. 1.5Utah · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.5Utah · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.326 km WSW of Big Water, Utah · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.629 km W of Big Water, Utah · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.710 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428542. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.