Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km SE of Mayfield, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Mayfield, Utah on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 1:11 PM MDT (19:11 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 17 km SSW of Levan, 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
2021-08-22 19:11:26 UTC
Depth
24.9 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.968° N, 111.567° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
23

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.512 km E of Fairview, Utah · 1859 days ago · -3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Torrey, Utah · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.710 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.317 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1809 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km ENE of Fairview, Utah · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.69 km NW of Sterling, Utah · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Manti, Utah · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60454397. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.