Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Richmond, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 3:25 pm MST on 7 January 2026 · 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Richmond was M 2.9, 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT, at 3:25 pm MST on 7 January 2026. 15 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 94 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 10
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 3 January 2023, 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT
Reported felt: 19 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 6 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 11 minutes ago · this page 02:11 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Richmond, UT Aug 22, 2026
12:31 pm MDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Richmond, UT Aug 22, 2026
12:01 pm MDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, UT Aug 9, 2026
1:22 pm MDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Jul 14, 2026
2:07 pm MDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) SE of Richmond, UT Jun 30, 2026
9:10 pm MDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) E of Richmond, UT May 26, 2026
1:54 pm MDT
2.0 20 km (12 mi) SE of Richmond, UT May 23, 2026
12:03 pm MDT
1.9 9 km (5 mi) NW of Richmond, UT Apr 11, 2026
8:49 am MDT
2.9 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT · felt by 15 Jan 7, 2026
3:25 pm MST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT Jan 7, 2026
1:38 pm MST
1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Richmond, UT Aug 17, 2025
7:08 pm MDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT Jul 8, 2025
3:32 pm MDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT Jun 18, 2025
7:08 pm MDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT Jun 16, 2025
7:37 am MDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT May 18, 2025
1:48 am MDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) S of Richmond, UT Oct 31, 2024
6:54 am MDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Jun 25, 2024
5:31 am MDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT Jun 11, 2024
11:06 pm MDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Jun 11, 2024
6:51 am MDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Richmond, UT Jun 4, 2024
2:13 am MDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Richmond, UT Jun 3, 2024
4:16 am MDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) NE of Richmond, UT Mar 25, 2024
5:04 am MDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT Oct 1, 2023
11:52 am MDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Jul 18, 2023
6:16 pm MDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of Richmond, UT Mar 31, 2023
12:58 pm MDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT Mar 8, 2023
5:06 pm MST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Mar 3, 2023
2:10 pm MST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) SW of Richmond, UT Jan 3, 2023
3:42 pm MST
2.5 17 km (10 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 21 Jan 3, 2023
3:36 pm MST
3.2 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT · felt by 332 Jan 3, 2023
2:44 pm MST
1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT Jan 3, 2023
3:23 am MST
2.7 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT · felt by 39 Jan 3, 2023
2:38 am MST
1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT · felt by 2 Jan 2, 2023
11:57 pm MST
1.9 16 km (10 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 2 Jan 2, 2023
11:35 pm MST
2.8 16 km (10 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 145 Jan 2, 2023
10:50 pm MST
2.0 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Richmond, UT · felt by 3 Jan 2, 2023
1:46 pm MST
2.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 15 Jan 2, 2023
6:37 am MST
2.5 16 km (10 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 45 Jan 2, 2023
6:37 am MST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) SW of Richmond, UT · felt by 1 Jan 1, 2023
4:49 am MST
2.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Richmond, UT · felt by 24 Dec 23, 2022
3:09 pm MST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Richmond, UT Dec 11, 2022
10:32 am MST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Dec 8, 2022
2:35 am MST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Dec 7, 2022
4:51 pm MST
2.3 22 km (14 mi) SE of Richmond, UT · felt by 1 Nov 5, 2022
4:57 pm MDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Sep 22, 2022
6:56 pm MDT
2.0 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Richmond, UT Sep 5, 2022
10:41 am MDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Aug 29, 2022
12:04 pm MDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Richmond, UT Aug 28, 2022
2:18 pm MDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Richmond, UT Apr 2, 2022
5:02 pm MDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Richmond, UT Jan 17, 2022
3:01 pm 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 Richmond time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Richmond are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Richmond:

5.8 8 km W of Garden City, Utah · 27 km E of Richmond 1962
5.2 16 km ENE of North Logan, Utah · 21 km SE of Richmond 1966
5.0 2 km S of Richmond, Utah · 3 km S of Richmond 1964

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

Nearest mapped faults

East Cache fault, 2 km from its surface trace
West Cache fault, 20 km from its surface trace
Wasatch fault, 22 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

North Logan 17 km · Benson 18 km · Preston 20 km · Logan 21 km · Providence 24 km · Millville 27 km · Tremonton 37 km

If you felt one

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