Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Circleville, Utah on Thu, May 27, 2021, 5:28 PM MDT (23:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NW of Aurora, 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
2021-05-27 23:28:00 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.111° N, 112.396° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.58 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1933 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.84 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 1926 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.14 km S of Alton, Utah · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.515 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.77 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.7Utah · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.923 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60438017. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.