Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km WSW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Junction, Utah on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-08-15 23:41:49 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.224° N, 112.281° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.812 km ESE of Torrey, Utah · 1849 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60453007. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.