M2.1 earthquake 10 km WSW of Alton, Utah

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 1:14 PM MDT

UTC

2021-03-21 19:14:27 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.418° N, 112.604° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

8

• Orderville, UtahPopulation 559. Forecast16 kmN
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast50 kmSE
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast258 kmENE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast444 kmN

After

1. 1.727 km S of Cannonville, UtahFri, Mar 26, 12:45 PM MDT · 2016 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.514 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Mar 31, 5:25 PM MDT · 2011 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.116 km NE of Hildale, UtahSun, Apr 4, 11:05 AM MDT · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.85 km N of Hildale, UtahMon, Apr 5, 5:47 AM MDT · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
5. 3.02 km SSW of Summit, UtahWed, Apr 7, 11:45 PM MDT · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 26
6. 1.718 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Apr 11, 5:35 AM MDT · 2000 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.62 km SSE of Summit, UtahMon, Apr 12, 11:59 AM MDT · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.610 km SSW of Kaibab, ArizonaTue, Apr 13, 2:05 PM MST · 1998 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, UtahThu, Apr 15, 10:25 AM MDT · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, UtahSun, Apr 18, 10:10 PM MDT · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, UtahSun, Apr 25, 1:37 AM MDT · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.03 km N of Enoch, UtahSun, Apr 25, 6:29 AM MDT · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 33
13. 1.5UtahSun, Apr 25, 7:24 AM MDT · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, UtahSun, Apr 25, 3:54 PM MDT · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.54 km W of Summit, UtahSun, Apr 25, 9:20 PM MDT · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, UtahMon, Apr 26, 3:11 AM MDT · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.5UtahMon, Apr 26, 5:12 AM MDT · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, UtahMon, Apr 26, 10:52 PM MDT · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, UtahSun, May 2, 12:03 PM MDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.62 km N of Enoch, UtahMon, May 3, 7:35 PM MDT · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, UtahSat, May 8, 10:26 AM MDT · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.710 km N of Springdale, UtahThu, May 13, 8:06 PM MDT · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
23. 1.7UtahWed, May 19, 6:37 PM MDT · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.22 km NE of Beaver, UtahSat, Mar 20, 2:35 AM MDT · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.77 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Mar 18, 7:24 AM MDT · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Mar 9, 10:29 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.214 km W of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:56 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.615 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:28 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.113 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:14 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 9, 2:29 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.721 km SE of Fredonia, ArizonaSat, Mar 6, 8:08 PM MST · 2036 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:20 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.814 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:14 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.26 km SSE of Alton, UtahFri, Mar 5, 11:04 AM MST · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.915 km NW of Alton, UtahTue, Mar 2, 9:27 AM MST · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.326 km WSW of Big Water, UtahSun, Feb 28, 5:34 AM MST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, UtahThu, Feb 25, 5:05 PM MST · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.629 km W of Big Water, UtahMon, Feb 22, 7:01 PM MST · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Feb 19, 7:15 PM MST · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60429892. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.