Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Fountain Green, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Fountain Green, Utah on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 7:10 PM MST (02:10 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 02:10:42 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.571° N, 111.645° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km NNE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.30 km NW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2046 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2046 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2041 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.47 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.33 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.92 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 89
  12. 2.13 km S of Wallsburg, Utah · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.711 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2033 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.826 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 2028 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.818 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60425192. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.