Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SW of Milford, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Milford, Utah on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 1:44 AM MDT (07:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km SW of Circleville, 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
2021-04-21 07:44:56 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.329° N, 113.102° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Utah · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 33
  4. 1.5Utah · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.5Utah · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.923 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.7Utah · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.77 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.62 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.410 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 1992 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.48 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSE of Summit, Utah · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2000 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.718 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2000 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.02 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 26
  10. 3.03 km NNW of Central Valley, Utah · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 39
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.08 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2008 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.98 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2009 days ago · -3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.69 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.610 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.89 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2010 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.310 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.69 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.19 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60433432. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.