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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Orem, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Orem, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Orem was M 2.9, 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Orem, 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
95 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
17
Largest since 2016
M 3.7 on 15 February 2019, 28 km (18 mi) NW of Orem, UT
Reported felt
50 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 11
  2. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  3. 2.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 569
  4. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  5. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 33
  6. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  7. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  8. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 20
  9. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 187
  10. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 31
  11. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 2
  12. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 26
  13. 3.5 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 2,906
  14. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NW of Orem, UT
  15. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 73
  16. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 17
  17. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 2
  18. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) E of Orem, UT
  19. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Orem, UT · felt by 1
  20. 2.3 22 km (13 mi) E of Orem, UT
  21. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 3
  22. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  23. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Orem, UT
  24. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Orem, UT · felt by 2
  25. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 56
  26. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT
  27. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT
  28. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Orem, UT
  29. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Orem, UT
  30. 1.5 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  31. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Orem, UT · felt by 3
  32. 2.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Orem, UT · felt by 89
  33. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Orem, UT
  34. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) E of Orem, UT · felt by 3
  35. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT
  36. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Orem, UT
  37. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Orem, UT · felt by 1
  38. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) S of Orem, UT · felt by 17
  39. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Orem, UT · felt by 9
  40. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NE of Orem, UT · felt by 1
  41. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) E of Orem, UT
  42. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Orem, UT
  43. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Orem, UT · felt by 29
  44. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Orem, UT
  45. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Orem, UT
  46. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Orem, UT · felt by 77
  47. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 3
  48. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 35
  49. 2.2 28 km (18 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 20
  50. 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NW of Orem, UT · felt by 50

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

On the map

The white circle is Orem; 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 Orem:

  1. 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 46 km N of Orem
  2. 5.0 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 46 km SSW of Orem

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

Provo 8 km · Springville 16 km · Lehi 17 km · Saratoga Springs 19 km · Spanish Fork 21 km · Bluffdale 30 km · Daniel 31 km

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