PRESS RELEASE
University of Utah Seismograph Stations Released: February 15, 2019 06:45 AM MST
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred at 5:09 AM on February 15, 2019 (MST). The epicenter of the shock was located at the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley, 1.8 miles south of the town of Bluffdale, UT.
This earthquake was preceded by a magnitude 3.2 foreshock at 5:02 am and was followed by six aftershocks, all smaller than magnitude 2.
This morning’s earthquake was reported felt by more than 7,000 residents of the Salt Lake Valley and Utah Valley. The foreshock was also reported felt. Since 1962, five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 miles of the epicenter of today’s event. The largest of these events was a magnitude 4.1 on March 16, 1992, located six miles west-southwest of Bluffdale, UT.
Anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the US Geological Survey “Did You Feet it?” website.