Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km W of Marysvale, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Marysvale, Utah on Thu, May 20, 2021, 3:09 PM MDT (21:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Junction forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-05-20 21:09:58 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.454° N, 112.319° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.58 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1934 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.84 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 1927 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.919 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.7Utah · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.923 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.5Utah · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1987 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.5Utah · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 33
  17. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.718 km E of Holden, Utah · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.0Utah · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.710 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60436807. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.