M2.3 earthquake 10 km SW of Milford, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Milford, Utah on Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:24 PM MDT (01:24 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km SW of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.25	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.21 · 9 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.042 · 75 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 86.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60430087 (also filed as us6000dvxp). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.