Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah on Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 9:16 AM MDT (15:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km ENE of Mount Pleasant, 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
2022-07-12 15:16:03 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.550° N, 111.373° 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.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60505372. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.