Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 4:48 AM MDT (10:48 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SSE of Joseph, 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
2021-08-12 10:48:36 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.731° N, 111.882° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.715 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.717 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.812 km ESE of Torrey, Utah · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Sterling, Utah · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1893 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.310 km SE of Manti, Utah · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60452672. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.