M2.6 earthquake 3 km W of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of Circleville, Utah on Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 2:23 AM MDT (08:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km NE of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.138226111713651 · 23 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Confirmed · ±0.039 · 87 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80146091 (also filed as us7000t2mv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.