Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km N of Paragonah, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km N of Paragonah, Utah on Sun, May 2, 2021, 12:03 PM MDT (18:03 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 18:03:50 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.033° N, 112.778° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.923 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.710 km N of Springdale, Utah · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.7Utah · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.77 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.515 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.62 km SW of Elsinore, Utah · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.118 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1922 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1921 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.5Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.5Utah · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 33
  10. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.0Utah · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.511 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.410 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 1992 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.48 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.62 km SSE of Summit, Utah · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.58 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2000 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.718 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2000 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60434817. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.