M1.7 earthquake 7 km E of Ephraim, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 4:20 PM MST

UTC

2025-12-12 23:20:47 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.359° N, 111.501° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

17

• Ephraim, UtahPopulation 6,857. Forecast7 kmE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast73 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast98 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast659 kmN

After

1. 1.88 km E of Ephraim, UtahFri, Dec 12, 6:39 PM MST · 294 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.619 km NE of Scipio, UtahFri, Dec 19, 8:51 PM MST · 287 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.92 km WSW of Fairview, UtahSun, Dec 21, 5:30 AM MST · 285 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.610 km WNW of Fayette, UtahSun, Dec 21, 6:13 AM MST · 285 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.61 km WSW of Fairview, UtahSun, Dec 21, 8:10 AM MST · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.610 km SW of Nephi, UtahThu, Jan 1, 2:31 PM MST · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.512 km ENE of Fairview, UtahThu, Jan 1, 5:04 PM MST · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.310 km SW of Nephi, UtahThu, Jan 1, 10:00 PM MST · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.94 km WSW of Clear Creek, UtahMon, Jan 5, 10:44 AM MST · 270 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.527 km W of Emery, UtahMon, Jan 5, 8:07 PM MST · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.025 km SSE of Independence, UtahWed, Jan 21, 3:22 AM MST · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.524 km SSE of Independence, UtahWed, Jan 21, 7:33 PM MST · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.225 km SSE of Independence, UtahWed, Jan 21, 8:01 PM MST · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.825 km SSE of Independence, UtahThu, Jan 22, 6:58 PM MST · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.424 km SSE of Independence, UtahThu, Jan 22, 7:19 PM MST · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.616 km NW of Emery, UtahTue, Jan 27, 8:50 PM MST · 248 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.66 km WSW of Clear Creek, UtahThu, Jan 29, 6:10 PM MST · 246 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.924 km SSE of Independence, UtahFri, Jan 30, 1:31 AM MST · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.56 km S of Clear Creek, UtahFri, Jan 30, 10:26 AM MST · 245 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.53 km NNE of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 30, 8:39 PM MST · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.17 km WSW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Feb 3, 6:35 AM MST · 241 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.27 km WSW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Feb 3, 10:41 AM MST · 241 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.67 km WSW of Clear Creek, UtahWed, Feb 4, 5:12 AM MST · 240 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.39 km E of Fairview, UtahSat, Feb 7, 8:08 AM MST · 237 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
25. 1.734 km W of Green River, UtahSat, Feb 7, 10:28 AM MST · 237 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.51 km NW of Kenilworth, UtahSat, Feb 7, 9:58 PM MST · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
27. 2.09 km SW of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Feb 10, 4:12 AM MST · 234 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away

Before

1. 2.318 km SE of Manti, UtahThu, Dec 11, 11:22 PM MST · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.118 km ESE of Sterling, UtahThu, Dec 11, 12:07 AM MST · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.66 km WNW of Helper, UtahSat, Dec 6, 9:48 PM MST · 299 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.57 km NW of Helper, UtahThu, Dec 4, 12:56 PM MST · 302 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.610 km NE of Fountain Green, UtahMon, Nov 24, 6:45 AM MST · 312 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.95 km NE of Koosharem, UtahSun, Nov 23, 6:46 PM MST · 313 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.81 km NNW of Kenilworth, UtahSat, Nov 22, 9:55 PM MST · 313 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.917 km NNW of Fairview, UtahFri, Nov 21, 5:12 AM MST · 315 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.02 km NNE of Kenilworth, UtahThu, Nov 20, 11:04 AM MST · 316 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.610 km NNW of Aurora, UtahThu, Nov 13, 8:18 PM MST · 323 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.911 km NW of Aurora, UtahThu, Nov 13, 8:11 PM MST · 323 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80124866. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.