Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Utah on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 8:50 AM MST (15:50 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 37 km ENE of Thompson Springs, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-01-26 15:50:44 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.424° N, 110.310° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2075 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2074 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2074 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.737 km ENE of Thompson Springs, Utah · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2056 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2053 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2045 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2040 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.47 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2039 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2035 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.711 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2032 days ago · -3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2031 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2024 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.76 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2019 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2076 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2077 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2081 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2088 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.818 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.713 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2103 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60425152. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.