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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near South Jordan, UT

M 2.9

Latest: 5:55 pm MDT on 7 August 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) S of South Jordan, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near South Jordan was M 2.9, 18 km (11 mi) S of South Jordan, 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
564 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
25
Largest since 2016
M 5.7 on 18 March 2020, 24 km (15 mi) NNW of South Jordan, UT
Reported felt
267 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

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

On the map

The white circle is South Jordan; 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 South Jordan:

  1. 5.3 Near Salt Lake City, Utah · 19 km NE of South Jordan
  2. 5.0 1 km NE of Magna, Utah · 22 km NW of South Jordan

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 8 km · West Valley City 16 km

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