Earthquakes near Cottonwood Heights, UT

The latest 50

1. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 11 Sep 19, 2026
   2:07 pm MDT
2. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Aug 27, 2026
   3:37 pm MDT
3. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 569 Aug 7, 2026
   5:55 pm MDT
4. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Aug 1, 2026
   10:29 pm MDT
5. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jul 23, 2026
   2:04 pm MDT
6. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 33 Jun 19, 2026
   1:40 am MDT
7. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 28 Jun 17, 2026
   8:46 am MDT
8. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jun 12, 2026
   12:01 pm MDT
9. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 1 Jun 10, 2026
   5:07 pm MDT
10. 1.8 27 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Apr 8, 2026
    2:33 pm MDT
11. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Mar 8, 2026
    8:31 am MDT
12. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Mar 6, 2026
    8:34 pm MST
13. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 20 Mar 4, 2026
    6:14 am MST
14. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 187 Mar 4, 2026
    3:51 am MST
15. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 23 Feb 25, 2026
    5:30 am MST
16. 3.5 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 4,122 Feb 13, 2026
    6:32 pm MST
17. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 31 Feb 11, 2026
    11:44 pm MST
18. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2 Feb 11, 2026
    4:45 pm MST
19. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 26 Feb 6, 2026
    3:11 am MST
20. 3.5 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2,906 Feb 5, 2026
    12:53 pm MST
21. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Feb 2, 2026
    1:56 am MST
22. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jan 10, 2026
    4:39 pm MST
23. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 73 Dec 14, 2025
    6:32 am MST
24. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 17 Dec 13, 2025
    4:42 am MST
25. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2 Dec 6, 2025
    11:31 am MST
26. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Oct 19, 2025
    5:05 am MDT
27. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 5 Jul 8, 2025
    7:19 pm MDT
28. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 3 Apr 17, 2025
    7:38 pm MDT
29. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Mar 30, 2025
    9:12 pm MDT
30. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2 Mar 21, 2025
    4:00 pm MDT
31. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jan 26, 2025
    5:26 pm MST
32. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jan 18, 2025
    3:28 am MST
33. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 1 Aug 2, 2024
    4:17 am MDT
34. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 306 Aug 2, 2024
    4:09 am MDT
35. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 56 Jun 15, 2024
    12:05 am MDT
36. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT May 16, 2024
    4:58 am MDT
37. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT May 10, 2024
    10:24 am MDT
38. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Mar 30, 2024
    1:55 pm MDT
39. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2 Jan 27, 2024
    7:58 pm MST
40. 1.8 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 2 Jan 12, 2024
    3:06 pm MST
41. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Oct 25, 2023
    4:50 pm MDT
42. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Oct 17, 2023
    9:20 am MDT
43. 2.5 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 14 Sep 14, 2023
    9:25 am MDT
44. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Sep 10, 2023
    2:26 pm MDT
45. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jul 3, 2023
    8:51 pm MDT
46. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jul 3, 2023
    2:00 pm MDT
47. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Jun 25, 2023
    10:57 am MDT
48. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT · felt by 234 Jun 21, 2023
    11:50 am MDT
49. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT May 24, 2023
    3:16 pm MDT
50. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Cottonwood Heights, UT Oct 29, 2022
    6:39 am MDT

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 Cottonwood Heights time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cottonwood Heights are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Cottonwood Heights; 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 Cottonwood Heights:

1. 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 9 km N of Cottonwood Heights 1910
2. 5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 26 km WNW of Cottonwood Heights 1962

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

Nearest mapped faults

• Wasatch fault, 1 km from its surface trace
• West Valley fault, 14 km from its surface trace
• Main Canyon fault, 29 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Salt Lake City 17 km · West Valley City 18 km · Bluffdale 18 km

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