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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Riverton, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Riverton was M 2.9, 13 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, 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
532 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
25
Largest since 2016
M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
Reported felt
253 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.0 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 11
  2. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  3. 2.3 19 km (12 mi) W of Riverton, UT · felt by 4
  4. 1.6 14 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  5. 2.9 13 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 569
  6. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  7. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 33
  8. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 28
  9. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  10. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  11. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  12. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  13. 1.9 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 20
  14. 2.2 13 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 187
  15. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 23
  16. 3.5 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 4,122
  17. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 31
  18. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 2
  19. 2.0 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 26
  20. 3.5 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 2,906
  21. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  22. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  23. 2.0 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 73
  24. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 17
  25. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 2
  26. 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SW of Riverton, UT · felt by 5
  27. 1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Riverton, UT · felt by 3
  28. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  29. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Riverton, UT
  30. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  31. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Riverton, UT
  32. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 1
  33. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 306
  34. 2.3 7 km (4 mi) S of Riverton, UT · felt by 56
  35. 1.6 7 km (5 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  36. 1.5 7 km (4 mi) S of Riverton, UT
  37. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  38. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 2
  39. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 2
  40. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  41. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  42. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  43. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Riverton, UT
  44. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  45. 1.7 17 km (11 mi) W of Riverton, UT
  46. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT
  47. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Riverton, UT · felt by 234
  48. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Riverton, UT
  49. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Riverton, UT
  50. 1.5 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Riverton, 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 Riverton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Riverton are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Riverton; 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 Riverton:

  1. 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 23 km NNE of Riverton
  2. 5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 25 km NNW of Riverton

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

Bluffdale 4 km · Lehi 16 km · Saratoga Springs 19 km · West Valley City 20 km

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