Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 8:22 PM MDT (02:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km E of Independence, 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
2021-04-17 02:22:13 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.448° N, 111.079° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 1990 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.718 km E of Holden, Utah · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1979 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1976 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.018 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.718 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 1975 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.59 km W of Levan, Utah · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1969 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1969 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.5Utah · 1965 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1962 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1962 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1961 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.515 km ESE of Ephraim, Utah · 1946 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.617 km E of Independence, Utah · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
  16. 2.518 km E of Independence, Utah · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.619 km E of Independence, Utah · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.518 km E of Independence, Utah · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2004 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2007 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2009 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2012 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.116 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2013 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2014 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2014 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2019 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2019 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2019 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2020 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2025 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60433092. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.