Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NE of Samak, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Samak, Utah on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 8:12 AM MST (15:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 41 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-01-22 15:12:55 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.872° N, 110.843° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.043 km NE of Samak, Utah · 253 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.041 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming · 253 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 21
  3. 1.941 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming · 252 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.825 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 252 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.424 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.924 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.242 km ENE of Oakley, Utah · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.741 km ENE of Oakley, Utah · 239 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.142 km ENE of Oakley, Utah · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.72 km ESE of Echo, Utah · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.528 km NNW of Tabiona, Utah · 219 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.926 km S of Independence, Utah · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.618 km N of Henefer, Utah · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.643 km NE of Samak, Utah · 199 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.042 km ENE of Oakley, Utah · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
  2. 4.740 km S of Evanston, Wyoming · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4,305
  3. 2.442 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming · 253 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.225 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.524 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.025 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.313 km E of Huntsville, Utah · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 267

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80127921. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.