Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Milford, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Milford, Utah on Thu, May 21, 2026, 10:11 AM MDT (16:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km NE of Milford, 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
2026-05-21 16:11:30 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.483° N, 112.909° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km NE of Milford, Utah · 136 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.814 km NE of Milford, Utah · 135 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.813 km NE of Milford, Utah · 134 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.120 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 127 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.814 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 109 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.613 km WNW of Paragonah, Utah · 106 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.75 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 104 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.95 km W of Circleville, Utah · 103 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Circleville, Utah · 103 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.85 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 103 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 103 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.718 km NE of Milford, Utah · 92 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.617 km NE of Milford, Utah · 91 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.617 km NE of Milford, Utah · 91 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.816 km NE of Milford, Utah · 91 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.617 km NE of Milford, Utah · 91 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 90 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.616 km NE of Milford, Utah · 86 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km NE of Milford, Utah · 136 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Milford, Utah · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.715 km NE of Milford, Utah · 141 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Milford, Utah · 141 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.719 km ENE of Panguitch, Utah · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.112 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 146 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.913 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.718 km ENE of Panguitch, Utah · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.923 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 148 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.815 km NE of Milford, Utah · 148 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.815 km NE of Milford, Utah · 148 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.215 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.115 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.915 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.615 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.715 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.615 km NE of Milford, Utah · 149 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.54 km NW of Junction, Utah · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80140741. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.