Small Earthquake in Sevier County
A small earthquake shook Sevier County just before 3:00 p.m. on Apr. 5. The quake was 3.0 in magnitude and the epicenter was three miles southwest of Richfield. No injuries or damage was reported.
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Small earthquake hits rural area near Colorado-Utah border
BEDROCK, Colo. (AP) — A small earthquake hit a rural area Saturday near the Colorado-Utah border, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported. The magnitude 4.3 earthquake took place at 7:11 p.m. The agency says the epicenter was 3 1/2 miles (5.6 kilometers) southwest of Bedrock, Colorado, and 18 miles […]
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes remote corner of Utah
ENTERPRISE, Utah (AP) — A minor earthquake struck a remote corner of Utah early Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 3.7 quake shook the desert at 3:44 a.m. local time. The epicenter was in Utah’s southwest corner, about 14 miles east of Enterprise and 28 miles north […]
Wasatch Front fault lines prone to large earthquakes
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — A study shows that fault lines along the Wasatch Front in north-central Utah are much bigger than initially thought. KUTV-TV reported that the Utah Department of Natural Resources released new maps accompanied with a four-year study showing there is a significant risk in densely populated […]
4.2 magnitude aftershock hits Utah
Officials say some Utah residents felt the largest aftershock yet since the 5.7 magnitude quake hit in March. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports Tuesday night’s “light” earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was in the northwester Salt Lake Valley near the town of Magna. Officials say the aftershock was felt […]
Utah residents still reporting damage days after earthquake
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five days after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of Utah, residents continue to report damage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District asked those within its boundaries to submit online notices of home or business damage from the March […]
Earthquake hits Salt Lake City area
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With much of normal life at a screeching halt to combat the coronavirus, millions of people in Utah are hunkered down in the safety of their homes. But on Wednesday morning, even that protection felt fragile as an earthquake strong enough to shut down the […]
Light earthquake rumbles under Mineral Mountains
MINERSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Officials say a light 4.0 magnitude earthquake rumbled beneath southwest Utah’s Mineral Mountains on Thursday evening. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations said no damage was expected in the largely rural area. The shock was felt by some residents in nearby communities. Since 1962, there have […]
Minor earthquake felt in northern Utah’s Box Elder County
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities report a minor earthquake shook parts of Box Elder County in northern Utah on Tuesday. County spokesman Mitch Zundel said there were many reports of people feeling the quake of magnitude 3.9 at 10:15 a.m. MDT but that there was no immediate report of damage […]
Earthquakes shake ground near Fillmore
The U.S. Geological Survey says three earthquakes were recorded in central Utah over the weekend. A 4.1 magnitude quake was reported about ten miles from Black Rock Saturday night. A quake with a magnitude of 2.9 was reported about ten minutes later. The third quake was recorded about a half-hour after the […]
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