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Utah Earthquake History

Since November 14, 1901, the USGS has recorded 49 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Utah, 4 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 6.6.

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Strongest in Utah

M 6.6 · The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah EarthquakeMarch 12, 1934M 6.6 · Near Marysvale, UtahNovember 14, 1901M 6.3 · Near Pine Valley, UtahNovember 17, 1902M 6.1 · 17 km NE of Snowville, UtahMarch 28, 1975M 5.9 · 3 km SSE of Washington, UtahSeptember 2, 1992M 5.9 · 35 km SSW of Howell, UtahMarch 12, 1934M 5.8 · 8 km W of Garden City, UtahAugust 30, 1962M 5.7 · 5 km NNE of Magna, UtahMarch 18, 2020M 5.6 · Hansel Valley, UtahOctober 6, 1909M 5.5 · 26 km E of Avon, UtahApril 7, 1934

All recorded earthquakes

M 4.8 mwAugust 11, 1915
Skull Valley, Utah
M 4.8 MwMay 13, 1914
Near Ogden, Utah
M 5.3 MwMay 22, 1910
Near Salt Lake City, Utah
M 4.8 MwJanuary 12, 1910
Near Elsinore, Utah
M 4.8 MwJanuary 10, 1910
Near Elsinore, Utah
M 5.6 MwOctober 6, 1909
Hansel Valley, Utah
M 4.8 MwDecember 5, 1902
Near Pine Valley, Utah
M 6.3 MwNovember 17, 1902
Near Pine Valley, Utah
M 6.6 mwNovember 14, 1901
Near Marysvale, Utah

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.