Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near North Salt Lake, UT
No earthquake was likely felt in North Salt Lake in the 24 hours to 2:40 am MDT (08:40 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 17 km (11 mi) SW, at 6:32 pm MST on 13 February 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 4,122 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.5
Latest: 6:32 pm MST on 13 February 2026 · 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near North Salt Lake was M 3.5, 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT, at 6:32 pm MST on 13 February 2026, 9 km deep. 4,122 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in North Salt Lake was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near North Salt Lake since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of North Salt Lake in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.7
- Last 12 months
- 9 · largest M 3.5 on 13 February 2026
- Since 2016
- 483 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 18 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- Reported felt
- 234 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Wasatch fault, 1 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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)
- Earthquakes in Utah — with the state's activity score
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 28
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) ESE of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 1
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 23
- 3.5 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 4,122
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) SE of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 2
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 5
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 1
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 306
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 2
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 2
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 1
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 14
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 234
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) S of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.9 25 km (16 mi) ENE of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 73
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 6
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 2
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 2.5 22 km (13 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 412
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 13
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 5
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) E of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.9 3 km (2 mi) SSE of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 2
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 15
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) W of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 9
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) SW of North Salt Lake, UT · felt by 87
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 North Salt Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after North Salt Lake are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is North Salt Lake; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in North Salt Lake
The strongest shaking in North Salt Lake from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity V (moderate), from the M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 18 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in North Salt Lake (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 5.7 | 18 km | V · Moderate · felt by 26,376 | |
| M 4.6 | 17 km | IV · Light · felt by 1,406 | |
| M 4.6 | 17 km | IV · Light · felt by 3,147 | |
| M 4.2 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 6,730 | |
| M 4.2 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 7,104 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of North Salt Lake:
- 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 19 km SSE of North Salt Lake
- 5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 21 km SW of North Salt Lake
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Wasatch fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- West Valley fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Great Salt Lake fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Woods Cross 3 km · Bountiful 5 km · Centerville 8 km · Salt Lake City 10 km · South Salt Lake 15 km · Farmington 15 km · Canyon Rim 17 km · Millcreek 18 km
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.