Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km ENE of Avon, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Avon, Utah on Fri, May 22, 2026, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km SSW of Snowville, 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
2026-05-22 20:19:59 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.563° N, 111.711° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Utah · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 133 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.010 km W of Garden, Utah · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.918 km SW of Howell, Utah · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.15 km NW of Summit Park, Utah · 116 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.22 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.62 km SE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.12 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.53 km ENE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.42 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.74 km NE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.02 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.62 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.25 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 28
  27. 2.612 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 19
  28. 2.012 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.916 km E of Providence, Utah · 96 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.730 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 95 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.36 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 89 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.613 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 88 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.615 km W of Paris, Idaho · 85 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.615 km E of Providence, Utah · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.624 km SE of Evanston, Wyoming · 77 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.914 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 76 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.28 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 141 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.99 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 141 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.49 km SW of Georgetown, Idaho · 142 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.13 km WNW of Huntsville, Utah · 142 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.98 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 142 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.88 km W of Bennington, Idaho · 143 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 29
  7. 1.510 km ENE of Mountain Green, Utah · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 157 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.553 km SW of Howell, Utah · 159 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80140851. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.