Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km ESE of Salina, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Salina, Utah on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 7:34 PM MDT (01:34 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SSW of Levan, 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
2021-09-15 01:34:51 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.863° N, 111.594° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.317 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1809 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.216 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.715 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.78 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.416 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.915 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.416 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.24 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.612 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.821 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km ESE of Torrey, Utah · 1849 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Sterling, Utah · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.715 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.512 km E of Fairview, Utah · 1859 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.611 km ENE of Fairview, Utah · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60457612. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.