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Earthquakes near Kearns, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) S of Kearns, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kearns was M 2.9, 29 km (18 mi) S of Kearns, UT, at 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026. 569 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
557 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
23
Largest since 2016
M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 12 km (8 mi) NW of Kearns, UT
Reported felt
268 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 11
  2. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  3. 2.3 20 km (12 mi) SW of Kearns, UT · felt by 4
  4. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT
  5. 2.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Kearns, UT · felt by 569
  6. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Kearns, UT
  7. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) S of Kearns, UT · felt by 33
  8. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 28
  9. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) S of Kearns, UT
  10. 1.7 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT
  11. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT
  12. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 20
  13. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 187
  14. 2.0 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 23
  15. 3.5 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 4,122
  16. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 31
  17. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) S of Kearns, UT · felt by 26
  18. 3.5 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 2,906
  19. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT
  20. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT
  21. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) S of Kearns, UT · felt by 73
  22. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 17
  23. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 2
  24. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) S of Kearns, UT · felt by 5
  25. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 3
  26. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) NW of Kearns, UT
  27. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Kearns, UT · felt by 2
  28. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT
  29. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 1
  30. 2.5 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 306
  31. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT · felt by 56
  32. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT
  33. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Kearns, UT
  34. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  35. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 2
  36. 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 2
  37. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  38. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  39. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT
  40. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  41. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  42. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NW of Kearns, UT
  43. 2.5 9 km (6 mi) NW of Kearns, UT · felt by 234
  44. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Kearns, UT
  45. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Kearns, UT
  46. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  47. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SW of Kearns, UT
  48. 2.1 9 km (6 mi) NW of Kearns, UT
  49. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Kearns, UT · felt by 6
  50. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) SW of Kearns, UT

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

On the map

The white circle is Kearns; 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 Kearns:

  1. 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 17 km ENE of Kearns
  2. 5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 10 km NW of Kearns

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

West Valley City 4 km · Magna 10 km · Salt Lake City 14 km · Bluffdale 20 km

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