Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Fountain Green, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Fountain Green, Utah on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 8:01 AM MST (15:01 UTC), 7 km (4 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 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 15:01:06 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.699° N, 111.552° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 89
  4. 2.13 km S of Wallsburg, Utah · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.711 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2032 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.826 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 2028 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.15 km NNE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.6Utah · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 1990 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.718 km E of Holden, Utah · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.47 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2040 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.30 km NW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.70 km NNE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428307. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.