Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, May 13, 2021, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km SW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 20:55:20 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.653° N, 112.627° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
14

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Utah · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.77 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.62 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.58 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1933 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.84 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 1926 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.5Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.718 km E of Holden, Utah · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.0Utah · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.710 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.511 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.410 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 1992 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60435957. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.