Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NW of Plain City, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Plain City, Utah on Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km SW of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-24 22:00:38 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.374° N, 112.193° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.63 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.547 km SW of Howell, Utah · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 17
  5. 1.847 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.52 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1993 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.845 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.98 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 43
  10. 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  11. 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.219 km E of Providence, Utah · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  13. 1.711 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.312 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.211 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60430237. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.