Utah earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km N of New Harmony, Utah

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km N of New Harmony, Utah on Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 9:21 PM MDT (03:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 03:21:16 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.568° N, 113.325° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.78ML, local (Richter)University of Utah Seismograph StationsPreferred · Final · ±0.178352562722006 · 20 stations
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterConfirmed · ±0.042 · 74 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.927 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.55 km WNW of Orderville, Utah · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.82 km N of Summit, Utah · 35 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 34 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.77 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 34 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 34 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.77 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 30 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.47 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 28 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 25 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.618 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 25 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.15 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 21 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.612 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 19 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.97 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 18 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.710 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 15 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.010 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 13 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.78 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.98 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.58 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.513 km NE of Hatch, Utah · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.528 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.517 km E of Springdale, Utah · 28 hr ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.618 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 71 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80147111 (also filed as us6000ti6g). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.