Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 5:03 PM MST (00:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NE of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-04 00:03:12 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.361° N, 111.436° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.92 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 89
  3. 2.13 km S of Wallsburg, Utah · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.711 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2034 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.15 km NNE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.95 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  7. 1.63 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.712 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 1991 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.98 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 43

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2047 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2047 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.35 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 87
  6. 1.95 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.30 km NW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.70 km NNE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60428372. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.