Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSE of Sterling, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Sterling, Utah on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 6:08 PM MDT (00:08 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 00:08:40 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.150° N, 111.669° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.613 km W of Mona, Utah · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.710 km WNW of Helper, Utah · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1808 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.317 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1808 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.216 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.715 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.78 km SW of Levan, Utah · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.416 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.915 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.416 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.24 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.612 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 1797 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSW of Rocky Ridge, Utah · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 1853 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.116 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.715 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.512 km E of Fairview, Utah · 1858 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.920 km SE of Mayfield, Utah · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.611 km ENE of Fairview, Utah · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60457052. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.