Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Salem, UT

M 2.6

Latest: 11:53 pm MST on 2 December 2023 · 25 km (16 mi) SW of Salem, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Salem was M 2.6, 25 km (16 mi) SW of Salem, UT, at 11:53 pm MST on 2 December 2023. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 28 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 3
Largest since 2016: M 2.6 on 2 December 2023, 25 km (16 mi) SW of Salem, UT
Reported felt: 9 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 1 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:46 UTC

The latest 28

1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Salem, UT May 2, 2026
12:04 pm MDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) S of Salem, UT Apr 28, 2026
5:34 pm MDT
2.5 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Salem, UT · felt by 11 Apr 26, 2026
9:28 pm MDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Salem, UT May 2, 2025
5:41 am MDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Salem, UT · felt by 2 Jan 13, 2025
3:48 am MST
2.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Salem, UT · felt by 9 Dec 2, 2023
11:53 pm MST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Salem, UT Sep 11, 2022
1:43 am MDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Salem, UT Sep 11, 2022
1:02 am MDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Salem, UT Sep 8, 2022
10:35 pm MDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Salem, UT Nov 2, 2021
5:14 am MDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Salem, UT Feb 14, 2021
1:32 am MST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Salem, UT Feb 14, 2021
1:29 am MST
2.0 19 km (12 mi) S of Salem, UT · felt by 1 Nov 16, 2020
3:10 pm MST
1.9 25 km (16 mi) E of Salem, UT Sep 14, 2020
12:50 pm MDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SW of Salem, UT Aug 4, 2020
5:31 pm MDT
1.8 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Salem, UT · felt by 1 Nov 18, 2019
2:18 pm MST
2.4 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Salem, UT · felt by 17 Nov 18, 2019
2:15 pm MST
1.9 6 km (4 mi) W of Salem, UT · felt by 9 Nov 18, 2019
8:10 am MST
2.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Salem, UT · felt by 23 Sep 22, 2019
11:15 pm MDT
2.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Salem, UT · felt by 5 Aug 4, 2019
11:24 pm MDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Salem, UT Jul 5, 2019
11:14 pm MDT
2.2 27 km (16 mi) SSE of Salem, UT Jun 7, 2019
7:06 pm MDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Salem, UT May 19, 2019
1:29 pm MDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NW of Salem, UT Feb 20, 2019
5:37 pm MST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Salem, UT Nov 10, 2018
7:30 am MST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Salem, UT Jul 3, 2018
3:37 am MDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Salem, UT Apr 28, 2018
1:06 am MDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Salem, UT Aug 5, 2017
10:07 pm MDT

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

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The white circle is Salem; dots are the 28 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 Salem:

5.0 3 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 43 km SSW of Salem 1963
5.0 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 28 km WSW of Salem 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Wasatch fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Utah Lake faults, 15 km from its surface trace
Gunnison fault, 40 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Spanish Fork 7 km · Santaquin 13 km · Springville 14 km · Provo 20 km · Saratoga Springs 38 km

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