Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km SSE of Saint George, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Saint George, Utah on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 23:41:20 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 113.472° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.633 km SE of Beaverdam, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.738 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.512 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1771 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.121 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.120 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.321 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1770 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.621 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.622 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.321 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.820 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1769 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.720 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.914 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 1769 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.020 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.93 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.837 km SSE of Kaibab, Arizona · 1838 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.010 km SE of New Harmony, Utah · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.623 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60461772. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.