Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Fairview, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Fairview, Utah on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 4:22 AM MDT (10:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km SSE of Sunnyside, 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
2021-08-22 10:22:38 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.650° N, 111.315° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1866 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1866 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1865 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1865 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1865 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1864 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1863 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.0Utah · 1862 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1862 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.6Utah · 1859 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1859 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1859 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.613 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1859 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1859 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.014 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1859 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.6Utah · 1859 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.512 km E of Fairview, Utah · 1858 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.114 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.935 km S of East Carbon City, Utah · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1858 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1857 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1857 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1856 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.214 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1856 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.715 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.717 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.512 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1855 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.73 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 1853 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1852 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.713 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1851 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.414 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1851 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.517 km SE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1851 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.714 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.114 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1850 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1848 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.015 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1848 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1848 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1848 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1845 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1845 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1845 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1845 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1845 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1870 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1870 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.514 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1870 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1870 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1870 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1872 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1872 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1872 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.115 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1872 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1873 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.214 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1877 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1877 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1877 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.016 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1879 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1880 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1880 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1880 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1880 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1881 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60454342. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.