Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km WNW of Green River, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Green River, Utah on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 4:04 PM MDT (22:04 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2021-07-19 22:04:26 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.100° N, 110.416° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
10

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60448682. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.