Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah on Mon, May 17, 2021, 11:02 PM MDT (05:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 19 km WSW of Woodruff, 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
2021-05-18 05:02:42 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.360° N, 111.688° 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, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.717 km WNW of Portage, Utah · 1953 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Magna, Utah · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.94 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.712 km W of Bloomington, Idaho · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.53 km NE of Magna, Utah · 1931 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.418 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.419 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.018 km WSW of Woodruff, Utah · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.89 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.59 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.910 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.810 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.09 km NE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1924 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.3Utah · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.612 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.219 km E of Providence, Utah · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.810 km E of Franklin, Idaho · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.98 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 43
  6. 1.845 km SW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNW of Howell, Utah · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.52 km WNW of Franklin, Idaho · 1993 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60436332. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.