Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Summit, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Summit, Utah on Sat, May 8, 2021, 10:26 AM MDT (16:26 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km SW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 16:26:13 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.843° N, 112.964° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km WSW of Veyo, Utah · 1969 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.923 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.710 km N of Springdale, Utah · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.7Utah · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.515 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.817 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.04 km WNW of Washington, Utah · 1945 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.118 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1922 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.616 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.510 km NW of Junction, Utah · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.210 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.5Utah · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.5Utah · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 33
  13. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.0Utah · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.710 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.511 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.410 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 1992 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.69 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.62 km SSE of Summit, Utah · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60435542. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.