Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 9:43 AM MDT (15:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6.6km SW of Beaver, 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
2021-08-27 15:43:39 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.540° N, 112.493° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1808 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.510 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.416 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.36.6km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.011 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.06 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60455422. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.