M2.3 earthquake 26 km WSW of Big Water, Utah
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Big Water, Utah on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 5:34 AM MST (12:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-28 12:34:06 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.956° N, 111.918° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.915 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2041 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.26 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.721 km SE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2036 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.110 km WSW of Alton, Utah · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.727 km S of Cannonville, Utah · 2017 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 2.116 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.85 km N of Hildale, Utah · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.610 km SSW of Kaibab, Arizona · 1998 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428012. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.