Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km S of Snowville, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km S of Snowville, Utah on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT (00:30 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km E of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-09-15 00:30:43 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.806° N, 112.718° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of West Point, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.75 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.15 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 1835 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.16 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1831 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.85 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.77 km SE of Snowville, Utah · 1830 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.55 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.976 km E of Montello, Nevada · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.318 km W of Portage, Utah · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.717 km W of Portage, Utah · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.45 km E of Howell, Utah · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.516 km W of Garden, Utah · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km S of Snowville, Utah · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.25 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.54 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.965 km W of Hooper, Utah · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60457597. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.