PRESS RELEASE
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Released: August 02, 2024 9:10 AM MDT
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) reports that an earthquake of magnitude 2.5 occured at 04:09 AM on August 02, 2024. The epicenter of the shock was located about 3 mi south-east of West Valley City, UT. This event occurred about 2 mi east of the 2020 M5.7 Magna earthquake. Since 1981, the UUSS has located 230 M2 or greater events within 15 mi of this event’s epicenter. At the time of writing there have been over 250 felt reports.
Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the US Geological Survey website: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu80077331/tellus