Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Salt Lake City, UT

M 3.5

Latest: 6:32 pm MST on 13 February 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Salt Lake City was M 3.5, 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT, at 6:32 pm MST on 13 February 2026. 4,122 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 477 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 10
Largest since 2016: M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 16 km (10 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT
Reported felt: 231 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:39 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Salt Lake City, UT Jul 23, 2026
2:04 pm MDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 28 Jun 17, 2026
8:46 am MDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 1 Jun 10, 2026
5:07 pm MDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT Mar 8, 2026
8:31 am MDT
1.7 14 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Mar 6, 2026
8:34 pm MST
2.0 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 23 Feb 25, 2026
5:30 am MST
1.7 46 km (29 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT Feb 20, 2026
4:24 pm MST
3.5 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 4,122 Feb 13, 2026
6:32 pm MST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT Jan 10, 2026
4:39 pm MST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Oct 21, 2025
11:23 am MDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) E of Salt Lake City, UT Oct 19, 2025
5:05 am MDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Jun 2, 2025
2:17 am MDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Jun 2, 2025
2:17 am MDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Mar 30, 2025
9:12 pm MDT
1.6 8 km (5 mi) N of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 2 Mar 21, 2025
4:00 pm MDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT Jan 26, 2025
5:26 pm MST
2.1 33 km (21 mi) SE of Salt Lake City, UT Jan 18, 2025
3:28 am MST
2.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 5 Jan 6, 2025
4:04 am MST
1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 1 Aug 2, 2024
4:17 am MDT
2.5 14 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 306 Aug 2, 2024
4:09 am MDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Jul 27, 2024
11:09 am MDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 2 Jan 27, 2024
7:58 pm MST
1.8 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 2 Jan 12, 2024
3:06 pm MST
2.0 32 km (20 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 1 Dec 22, 2023
4:47 pm MST
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Oct 25, 2023
4:50 pm MDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 14 Sep 14, 2023
9:25 am MDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Jul 3, 2023
2:00 pm MDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Jun 25, 2023
10:57 am MDT
2.5 15 km (10 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 234 Jun 21, 2023
11:50 am MDT
1.6 7 km (4 mi) N of Salt Lake City, UT May 24, 2023
3:16 pm MDT
2.3 32 km (20 mi) E of Salt Lake City, UT May 5, 2023
2:50 am MDT
2.7 46 km (29 mi) NNE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 11 Jan 28, 2023
9:36 pm MST
2.9 29 km (18 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 73 Jan 10, 2023
9:50 pm MST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT Jan 10, 2023
7:51 pm MST
2.1 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Oct 29, 2022
6:39 am MDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 6 Oct 1, 2022
10:47 pm MDT
2.1 46 km (28 mi) NNE of Salt Lake City, UT Jul 19, 2022
8:58 pm MDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 2 Jul 12, 2022
5:24 pm MDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Jul 3, 2022
2:45 am MDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Jun 5, 2022
2:43 pm MDT
2.5 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 412 Jun 3, 2022
5:02 am MDT
1.7 44 km (27 mi) NNE of Salt Lake City, UT May 27, 2022
11:33 pm MDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 13 May 24, 2022
6:31 am MDT
2.1 15 km (10 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 5 May 10, 2022
7:01 am MDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT Apr 12, 2022
4:52 pm MDT
1.9 7 km (5 mi) N of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 2 Mar 8, 2022
3:54 pm MST
1.9 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT · felt by 15 Jan 30, 2022
9:10 pm MST
1.8 44 km (28 mi) NE of Salt Lake City, UT Dec 29, 2021
5:11 am MST
1.8 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City, UT Nov 6, 2021
8:54 am MDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) W of Salt Lake City, UT Nov 5, 2021
3:53 am 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 Salt Lake City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Salt Lake City are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Salt Lake City; 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 Salt Lake City:

5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 10 km SE of Salt Lake City 1910
5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 17 km WSW of Salt Lake City 1962

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

Nearest mapped faults

Wasatch fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
West Valley fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Great Salt Lake fault, 26 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

West Valley City 12 km · Magna 19 km

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