PRESS RELEASE
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Released: May 04, 2024 03:20 AM MDT
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) reports that a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred at 02:36 AM on May 04, The epicenter of the shock was located about 16 mi southwest of Tremonton, UT and 63 mi northwest of Salt Lake City, UT. The event was felt mostly in communities northeast of the Great Salt Lake. So far there have been 6 aftershocks, the largest of which is an M2.2. Since 1981, the UUSS has located 155 M2 or greater events within 15 mi of this event’s epicenter. The largest of these events was a magnitude 4.5 which occurred on July 05, 1989.
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/uu80068266/tellus