Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WSW of Veyo, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Veyo, Utah on Wed, May 12, 2021, 11:02 PM MDT (05:02 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km N of Springdale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 05:02:00 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.289° N, 113.806° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.710 km N of Springdale, Utah · 1969 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  2. 1.515 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1961 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.532 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.04 km WNW of Washington, Utah · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.57 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.118 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.62 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.124 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Summit, Utah · 1987 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.61 km ENE of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.5Utah · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.03 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 33
  9. 1.98 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60435912. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.