M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Milford, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 5:59 PM MST

UTC

2021-12-15 00:59:54 UTC

Depth

-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.486° N, 112.846° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

11

• Milford, UtahPopulation 1,331. Forecast17 kmNE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast92 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast220 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast564 kmN

After

1. 1.618 km SSE of Minersville, UtahThu, Dec 16, 2:41 AM MST · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.911 km NW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 22, 6:12 AM MST · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.016 km NW of Beaver, UtahSat, Dec 25, 12:22 AM MST · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.715 km NW of Beaver, UtahSun, Dec 26, 12:09 AM MST · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.66 km SW of Beaver, UtahMon, Dec 27, 2:34 PM MST · 1742 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.621 km W of Marysvale, UtahFri, Dec 31, 2:21 PM MST · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.921 km W of Marysvale, UtahFri, Dec 31, 6:36 PM MST · 1737 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.822 km W of Marysvale, UtahFri, Dec 31, 6:37 PM MST · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, UtahFri, Dec 31, 6:50 PM MST · 1737 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.06 km SW of Beaver, UtahSun, Jan 9, 2:28 AM MST · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.58 km WNW of Parowan, UtahThu, Jan 20, 6:22 PM MST · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.46 km NE of Beaver, UtahFri, Jan 28, 11:11 PM MST · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.75 km NNW of Richfield, UtahSat, Feb 5, 8:16 AM MST · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
14. 3.022 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Feb 6, 12:30 AM MST · 1701 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.823 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Feb 6, 1:04 AM MST · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.622 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Feb 6, 1:51 AM MST · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.615 km ESE of Fillmore, UtahMon, Feb 7, 9:41 AM MST · 1700 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.26 km S of Joseph, UtahThu, Feb 10, 6:03 AM MST · 1697 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.88 km SW of Milford, UtahThu, Feb 10, 3:04 PM MST · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.8UtahThu, Feb 10, 4:36 PM MST · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.09 km SW of Milford, UtahThu, Feb 10, 9:39 PM MST · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
22. 1.79 km SW of Milford, UtahThu, Feb 10, 11:49 PM MST · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.99 km WSW of Milford, UtahThu, Feb 10, 11:59 PM MST · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
24. 1.79 km SW of Milford, UtahFri, Feb 11, 12:27 AM MST · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
25. 1.69 km SW of Milford, UtahFri, Feb 11, 5:33 AM MST · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 2.212 km NW of Summit, UtahTue, Dec 14, 2:59 AM MST · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.612 km N of Koosharem, UtahMon, Dec 13, 9:07 PM MST · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.813 km WNW of Enoch, UtahThu, Dec 9, 7:46 AM MST · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 8, 9:23 AM MST · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.719 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Dec 1, 2:33 PM MST · 1768 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.410 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Dec 1, 1:29 PM MST · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.520 km W of Marysvale, UtahTue, Nov 30, 11:18 PM MST · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, UtahTue, Nov 30, 3:41 AM MST · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.915 km NW of Beaver, UtahMon, Nov 29, 1:45 PM MST · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.615 km NW of Beaver, UtahSun, Nov 28, 3:45 AM MST · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSat, Nov 27, 10:35 PM MST · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.618 km NE of Milford, UtahSat, Nov 27, 7:57 PM MST · 1771 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.0UtahSat, Nov 27, 4:59 PM MST · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.715 km NW of Beaver, UtahSat, Nov 27, 1:34 AM MST · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
15. 1.615 km NW of Beaver, UtahFri, Nov 26, 8:26 PM MST · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Nov 26, 7:52 AM MST · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.89 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Nov 26, 6:39 AM MST · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.010 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahThu, Nov 18, 1:57 AM MST · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60472172. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.