Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km N of Enoch, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km N of Enoch, Utah on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 1:29 AM MDT (07:29 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6.6km SW of Beaver, 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
2021-08-27 07:29:25 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.865° N, 113.027° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.24 km E of New Harmony, Utah · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.623 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.010 km SE of New Harmony, Utah · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.64 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.510 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.027 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.627 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1806 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.36.6km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.011 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 3.06 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.26 km E of Washington, Utah · 1884 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60455332. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.