Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km S of Independence, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km S of Independence, Utah on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 9:45 PM MST (04:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km WSW of Spring Glen, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 04:45:05 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.104° N, 111.224° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 1775 days ago · -3 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.2Utah · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.612 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.319 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.68 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 1740 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.617 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 1734 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.617 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 1728 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.711 km WSW of Spring Glen, Utah · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  9. 1.66 km N of Helper, Utah · 1725 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km W of Spring Glen, Utah · 1788 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.70 km SSE of Silver Summit, Utah · 1801 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.416 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.915 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.78 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.715 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.216 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  11. 2.317 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1809 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60468182. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.