Earthquakes in Morgan County, Utah
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Morgan County was M 3.3, 13 km E of Huntsville, Utah, 21 km (13 mi) N of the centre of Morgan County, at 7:18 am MST on 4 January 2026, 10 km deep. 267 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking at the centre of Morgan County was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Morgan County since.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Morgan County in the 24 hours to 3:10 am MST on 14 November 2026.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 2 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.3
- Last 12 months
- 10 · largest M 3.3 on 4 January 2026
- Since 2016
- 175 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 30 August 2023, 15 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah
- Nearest mapped fault
- Main Canyon fault, 8 km from the centre to its surface trace
USGS via the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to ; the latest quake and the 24-hour and 7-day counts are read again from the USGS feed as this page opens · earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Morgan County · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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0 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Most weeks here have none at all.
Compared against Morgan County, Utah's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
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Latest earthquakes within 50 km
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The centre is 41.091, -111.578, the Census internal point of Morgan County, Utah from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity on this page is measured within 50 km of it — the dashed circle.
Largest on record nearby
The strongest shaking this record implies at the centre of Morgan County, Utah is intensity III (weak), from the M 2.9 of 2021, 11 km away. At that level a few people indoors notice it; most do not.
| Magnitude | When | Where | Shaking here (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.7 | 15 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah · felt by 853 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.3 | 4 km S of Summit Park, Utah · felt by 665 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.3 | 13 km E of Huntsville, Utah · felt by 267 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.3 | 23 km SW of Woodruff, Utah · felt by 2 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.3 | 6 km W of Salt Lake City, Utah · felt by 883 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.0 | 6 km W of Salt Lake City, Utah · felt by 253 | II · Weak | |
| M 2.9 | 8 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · felt by 43 | III · Weak | |
| M 2.9 | 13 km SSE of Morgan, Utah · felt by 73 | II · Weak |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above. Shaking is an estimate for the centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. Ground conditions change it locally; it is a description of the past, not a hazard rating.
Before 2016
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Morgan County, Utah:
- 5.5 26 km E of Avon, Utah · 46 km N of the centre
- 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 47 km SSW of the centre
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Main Canyon fault, 8 km from the centre of Morgan County, Utah to its surface trace
- Morgan fault, 8 km from the centre of Morgan County, Utah to its surface trace
- Wasatch fault, 27 km from the centre of Morgan County, Utah to its surface trace
- East Cache fault, 43 km from the centre of Morgan County, Utah to its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database, within 50 km. Near is not the same as on, and faults with no surface trace are not in it.
Town pages near Morgan County, Utah
Bountiful 34 km · 0 M2.5+ named after it · Ogden 36 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Summit Park 38 km · 4 M2.5+ named after it · North Ogden 40 km · 0 M2.5+ named after it · Salt Lake City 45 km · 3 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces