Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 9:14 AM MST (16:14 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-09 16:14:28 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.829° N, 112.644° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
15

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 108.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428902. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.