Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 7:12 PM MDT (01:12 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-08-28 01:12:29 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.519° N, 112.487° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.416 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.36.6km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.011 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.06 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1864 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1864 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1869 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1879 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1880 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60455497. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.