Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 1:14 PM MST (20:14 UTC), 12 km (7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 20:14:38 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.831° N, 112.625° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.113 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.615 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.214 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.77 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.59 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.710 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.22 km NE of Beaver, Utah · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.912 km N of Antimony, Utah · 2023 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.19 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.28 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.913 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.613 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.110 km WSW of Alton, Utah · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.410 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.610 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2020 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2020 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.010 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2020 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.910 km SW of Milford, UT · 2020 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.68 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.310 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.510 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.58 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.110 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.910 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.610 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.18 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.99 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.8Utah · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.410 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2017 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.727 km S of Cannonville, Utah · 2016 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.19 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.18 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.611 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.29 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.88 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 3.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.29 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.510 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.710 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.29 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.49 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.99 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.99 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.7Utah · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.59 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.26 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.915 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.520 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.710 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428567. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.