M2.8 earthquake 61 km SW of Dugway, Utah
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Dugway, Utah on Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 9:43 PM MST (04:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-20 04:43:27 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.907° N, 113.337° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | University of Utah Seismograph Stations | Preferred · Final · ±0.126 · 17 stations |
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.04 · 84 stations |
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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60472632 (also filed as us6000gdre). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.