Month: September 2017

Magnitude 3.4 earthquake near Monroe, UT

Posted on by Paul Roberson

PRESS RELEASE

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: September 24, 2017 1:00 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred at 10:38 PM on Saturday,
September 23, 2017 (MDT), in southern Utah. The shock was located beneath the Sevier Plateau, 6 km ( 4 mi) east-southeast of the town
of Monroe, UT, and 18 km (11 mi) south of the town of Richfield, UT. The earthquake was reported felt in the towns of Monroe, Richfield,
and Joseph, Utah. It was followed by two small aftershocks, one of M 1.7 at 10:46 pm on Saturday night and the other of M 1.6 at 09:43
on Sunday morning.

Yesterday evening’s earthquake occurred within a seismically active area of Utah A total of 23 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater
have occurred within 25 km (16 mi) of the epicenter of this event since 1962. The largest of these events was a magnitude 5.2 on
October 04, 1967, 10.1km ( 6.3 mi) ESE of Sevier, UT.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form either on the Seismograph Stations website: www.quake.utah.edu or the
US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.

Earthquake Summary:

Date (UTC): September 24, 2017 Time (UTC): 04:38

Date (local): September 23, 2017 Time (local): 10:38 PM MDT

Latitude: 38 36.39′ N

Longitude: 112 3.43′ W

Preferred magnitude: 3.4 Ml

Magnitude 3.3 near Park City, UT

Posted on by Paul Roberson

PRESS RELEASE

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: September 18, 2017 12:00 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred at 11:21 AM on September 18, 2017 (MDT). The shock was located 14 km (8 miles) beneath the Wasatch Mountains, 5 km (3 miles) south of the town of Summit Park, Utah, and 11 km ( 7 mi) WNW of Park City, UT. This earthquake was reported felt in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, other locations in the Salt Lake Valley, and in northern Utah County. Four other earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 25 km (16 miles) of the epicenter of this event since 1962. The largest of these events was a magnitude 3.6 on June 30, 1999, 6.9km ( 4.3 mi) W of Park City, UT.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form either on the Seismograph Stations website: www.quake.utah.edu or the US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.

 

Earthquake Summary:

Date (UTC): September 18, 2017 Time (UTC): 17:21

Date (local): September 18, 2017 Time (local): 11:21 AM MDT

Latitude: 40 42.05′ N

Longitude: 111 36.55′ W

Depth: 11.0 km below sea level
13.6 km below the surface

Preferred magnitude: 3.30 Ml

Magnitude 5.3 near Soda Springs, ID

Posted on by Paul Roberson

Press Release

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: September 02, 2017 8:00 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a moderate
earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred at 05:57 PM on September 02, 2017
(MDT), as computed by the USGS. The epicenter of the shock was located
11 mi E of Soda Springs, ID. This event was preceded by a magnitude 4.3
foreshock and followed by numerous aftershocks, including seven with
magnitudes between 3.2 and 4.1 (all USGS magnitudes).
The 5.3 mainshock was reported felt in Idaho, Wyoming, and also across
northern Utah in the cities of Logan, Bringham City, Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Draper, and Provo.

Since 1962, a total of 87 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have
occurred within 16 mi of the epicenter of today’s magnitude 5.3 event.
The largest of these events was a magnitude 4.7 on October 13, 1982,
9 mi NNW of Georgetown, ID.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form
either on the Seismograph Stations website: www.quake.utah.edu or the
US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.

Earthquake Summary (USGS parameters):

Date (UTC): September 02, 2017 Time (UTC): 23:57

Date (local): September 02, 2017 Time (local): 05:57 PM MDT

Latitude: 42 37.44′ N

Longitude: 111 23.46′ W

Preferred magnitude: 5.3 Mw