Author: Mark Hale

M 2.5 near Magna, UT

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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

M 4.5 near Brian Head, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: July 28, 2024 11:41 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) reports that a light earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred at 11:29 PM on July 28, 2024. The epicenter of the shock was located about 19 mi southeast of Cedar City, UT. Since 1981, the UUSS has located 77 M2 or greater events within 15 mi of this event’s epicenter. As of the time of this writing, there have been over 700 felt reports for this event.

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/uu80076711/tellus

M 3.1 near Tremonton, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: June 1, 2024 12:30 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred at 11:32 AM on June 1, 2024 MDT.  The epicenter of the shock was located about 10 mi southwest of Tremonton, UT. This earthquake is part of a sequence that began on May 4 and now consists of 169 earthquakes. It is the largest since May 07.  

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/uu80070776/tellus

M2.5 near Magna, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: June 21, 2023 12:48 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that an earthquake of magnitude 2.5 occurred at 11:50 AM on June 21, 2023 (MDT), 2.5 mi NE of Magna, UT. The shock was reported felt by 57 people. This earthquake is an aftershock of the March 18, 2020 magnitude 5.7 mainshock. There have been 2800 total aftershocks in the Magna sequence. In addition to today’s earthquake, there have been three events above magnitude 1 in the Magna region in the past day. Though the aftershocks have slowed considerably, the earthquake rate near Magna is still above the background seismicity level, indicating that the aftershock sequence is still ongoing. It is normal for aftershocks to continue for years following an earthquake of this size.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov

M 3.5 near Sevier, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: February 19, 2022 03:41 PM MST

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred at 03:17 PM on February 19, 2022 (MST). The epicenter of the shock was located 3.5 mi east-south-east of Sevier, UT. At the time of writing there were 18 felt reports. A total of 22 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 mi of the epicenter of this event since 1962. The largest of these events was a magnitude 5.2 on October 04, 1967, 6.3 mi east-south-east of Sevier, UT.

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/uu60482552/executive.

M 2.7 near Logan, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Released: September 19, 2020 10:45 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 occurred at 09:56 PM on September 19, 2020 (MDT). The hypocenter of the shock was located 11 miles beneath Logan Canyon in the Bear River Range,  7 miles east northeast of Logan, UT. 

This earthquake was reported felt by residents of Logan and other cities and towns in the Cache Valley. Today’s earthquake occurred in a seismically active area of Utah. A total of 14 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 mi of the epicenter of this event since 1962. The largest of these events was a magnitude 4.6 that occurred on March 17, 1966, 14 miles east of Providence, UT.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.

Earthquake Summary:

Date (UTC):   September 20, 2020         Time (UTC):   03:56
Date (local): September 19, 2020         Time (local): 09:56 PM MDT
Latitude:     41 45.95′ N
Longitude:    111 42.32′ W
Preferred magnitude: 2.7 Ml

M 3.5 Near Cane Beds, AZ

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Released: July 24, 2020 10:50 PM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred at 10:00 PM on July 24, 2020 (MDT).  The epicenter was located in the Upper Clayhole Valley of northern Arizona, 17 miles south-southwest of Colorado City, AZ and 32 miles south-southeast of Hurricane, UT.  A total of 6 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 miles of the epicenter of this event since 1962.  The largest of these events was a magnitude 3.7 on May 22, 1988, 4.7 miles south of Colorado City, AZ. The earthquake was reported felt in the Utah/Arizona border area.

Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the US Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov.

COVID-19 UUSS work from home, 24/7 EQ response unaffected

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To protect our community during the #COVID crisis: The University of Utah Seismograph Stations offices will be closed. We will continue our regular office hours while working from home, in support of  #SocialDistancing.

Most importantly:
THE 24/7 EMERGENCY EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE WILL BE UNAFFECTED.

Our duty seismologists will have the same response capabilities as before.

For the latest earthquake information: www.quake.utah.edu

For the latest Utah COVID information:

https://coronavirus.utah.gov/

Please do what you can to keep yourselves and the community safe.

Thank you.

Magnitude 3.4 Arizona earthquake near St. George, UT

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University of Utah Seismograph Stations 

Released: July 12, 2017 09:10 AM MDT

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred at 08:41 AM on July 12, 2017 (MDT).  The epicenter of the shock was located nine miles SSE of St. George, UT.  A total of 6 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 miles of the epicenter of this event since 1962. The largest of these events was a magnitude 5.9 on September 02, 1992, two miles SSE of Washington, UT.

Today’s earthquake was reported felt in Saint George, UT and surrounding cities.

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):   July 12, 2017         Time (UTC):   14:41

Date (local): July 12, 2017           Time (local): 08:41 AM MDT

Latitude:     36º 58.79′ N

Longitude:    113º 33.96′ W

Preferred magnitude: 3.40 Ml