Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near American Fork, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026 · 12 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near American Fork was M 2.9, 12 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT, at 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026. 569 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 89 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 17
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 15 February 2019, 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT
Reported felt: 45 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 23 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 19 minutes ago · this page 02:44 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 11 Sep 19, 2026
2:07 pm MDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Aug 27, 2026
3:37 pm MDT
2.9 12 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 569 Aug 7, 2026
5:55 pm MDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Aug 1, 2026
10:29 pm MDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 33 Jun 19, 2026
1:40 am MDT
1.7 14 km (8 mi) W of American Fork, UT Jun 12, 2026
12:01 pm MDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Apr 8, 2026
2:33 pm MDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 20 Mar 4, 2026
6:14 am MST
2.2 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 187 Mar 4, 2026
3:51 am MST
1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 31 Feb 11, 2026
11:44 pm MST
1.5 14 km (8 mi) W of American Fork, UT · felt by 2 Feb 11, 2026
4:45 pm MST
2.0 12 km (8 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 26 Feb 6, 2026
3:11 am MST
3.5 12 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 2,906 Feb 5, 2026
12:53 pm MST
1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Feb 2, 2026
1:56 am MST
2.0 12 km (8 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 73 Dec 14, 2025
6:32 am MST
1.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 17 Dec 13, 2025
4:42 am MST
1.6 12 km (8 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT · felt by 2 Dec 6, 2025
11:31 am MST
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 5 Jul 8, 2025
7:19 pm MDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 3 Apr 17, 2025
7:38 pm MDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) WSW of American Fork, UT Mar 29, 2025
4:56 pm MDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NE of American Fork, UT Jan 18, 2025
3:28 am MST
1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of American Fork, UT · felt by 2 Jan 13, 2025
3:48 am MST
2.3 15 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 56 Jun 15, 2024
12:05 am MDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) NW of American Fork, UT May 16, 2024
4:58 am MDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) NW of American Fork, UT May 10, 2024
10:24 am MDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of American Fork, UT Apr 10, 2024
12:23 pm MDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) E of American Fork, UT Oct 17, 2023
9:20 am MDT
1.5 5 km (3 mi) SW of American Fork, UT Apr 22, 2023
2:37 pm MDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Sep 6, 2021
11:23 am MDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Jun 12, 2021
3:16 pm MDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT May 20, 2020
3:16 pm MDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of American Fork, UT · felt by 1 Nov 3, 2019
5:31 pm MST
2.2 26 km (16 mi) WNW of American Fork, UT Oct 11, 2019
3:27 pm MDT
1.5 27 km (16 mi) ESE of American Fork, UT Jun 4, 2019
6:31 am MDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of American Fork, UT Apr 28, 2019
9:32 pm MDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT Apr 14, 2019
11:18 pm MDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of American Fork, UT Apr 10, 2019
8:35 pm MDT
2.4 10 km (6 mi) WSW of American Fork, UT · felt by 77 Apr 10, 2019
8:06 pm MDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 3 Mar 31, 2019
2:14 am MDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 35 Mar 31, 2019
1:58 am MDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 20 Mar 22, 2019
9:22 am MDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 50 Mar 22, 2019
7:36 am MDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) NW of American Fork, UT Mar 20, 2019
1:15 pm MDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 15 Mar 17, 2019
10:28 am MDT
2.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 506 Mar 5, 2019
1:04 am MST
1.8 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 1 Mar 5, 2019
12:55 am MST
1.5 15 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT Mar 1, 2019
1:03 pm MST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT Feb 24, 2019
8:43 pm MST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 2 Feb 24, 2019
8:33 pm MST
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of American Fork, UT · felt by 1 Feb 23, 2019
3:57 am MST

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are American Fork time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after American Fork are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is American Fork; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of American Fork:

5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 36 km N of American Fork 1910
5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 46 km NNW of American Fork 1962

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Utah Lake faults, 5 km from its surface trace
Wasatch fault, 6 km from its surface trace
West Valley fault, 35 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Lehi 5 km · Saratoga Springs 10 km · Bluffdale 17 km · Provo 20 km · Springville 28 km

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