Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah on Fri, May 15, 2026, 10:51 AM MDT (16:51 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-05-15 16:51:09 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.679° N, 112.391° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Huntsville, Utah · 142 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.59 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.0Utah · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 133 days ago · -3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of Garden, Utah · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.918 km SW of Howell, Utah · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.22 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.62 km SE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.22 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.12 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.63 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.82 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  21. 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.53 km ENE of Malad City, Idaho · 112 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.42 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.74 km NE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.02 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.62 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.326 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.525 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 111 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.612 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 19
  30. 2.012 km E of Millville, Utah · 102 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.916 km E of Providence, Utah · 96 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.730 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 95 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.613 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 88 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.615 km W of Paris, Idaho · 85 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km ENE of Mountain Green, Utah · 150 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.97 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.87 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 157 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.553 km SW of Howell, Utah · 159 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.853 km SW of Howell, Utah · 167 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80140181. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.