Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near West Mountain, UT

M 2.6

Latest: 11:53 pm MST on 2 December 2023 · 21 km (13 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near West Mountain was M 2.6, 21 km (13 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT, at 11:53 pm MST on 2 December 2023. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 23 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 3
Largest since 2016: M 2.6 on 2 December 2023, 21 km (13 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT
Reported felt: 9 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 8 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:46 UTC

The latest 23

1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSE of West Mountain, UT May 2, 2026
12:04 pm MDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of West Mountain, UT Apr 28, 2026
5:34 pm MDT
2.5 20 km (13 mi) SE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 11 Apr 26, 2026
9:28 pm MDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT May 2, 2025
5:41 am MDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Feb 19, 2025
6:37 pm MST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) N of West Mountain, UT · felt by 2 Jan 13, 2025
3:48 am MST
2.6 21 km (13 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT · felt by 9 Dec 2, 2023
11:53 pm MST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT Nov 2, 2021
5:14 am MDT
2.0 23 km (15 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Feb 25, 2021
4:39 pm MST
2.3 19 km (12 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Feb 14, 2021
1:32 am MST
1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Feb 14, 2021
1:29 am MST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 1 Nov 16, 2020
3:10 pm MST
1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT Aug 4, 2020
5:31 pm MDT
1.8 4 km (3 mi) SE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 1 Nov 18, 2019
2:18 pm MST
2.4 4 km (3 mi) ESE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 17 Nov 18, 2019
2:15 pm MST
1.9 4 km (3 mi) ESE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 9 Nov 18, 2019
8:10 am MST
2.5 14 km (9 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT · felt by 23 Sep 22, 2019
11:15 pm MDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of West Mountain, UT · felt by 5 Aug 4, 2019
11:24 pm MDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Jul 5, 2019
11:14 pm MDT
2.1 25 km (15 mi) WSW of West Mountain, UT May 25, 2019
3:20 pm MDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of West Mountain, UT Mar 16, 2019
4:44 pm MDT
1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNW of West Mountain, UT Feb 20, 2019
5:37 pm MST
1.7 10 km (6 mi) SW of West Mountain, UT Jul 3, 2018
3:37 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 West Mountain time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after West Mountain are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is West Mountain; dots are the 23 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 West Mountain:

5.0 3 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 41 km S of West Mountain 1963
5.0 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 20 km SW of West Mountain 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Wasatch fault, 5 km from its surface trace
Utah Lake faults, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Santaquin 9 km · Spanish Fork 13 km · Springville 19 km · Provo 22 km · Saratoga Springs 34 km · Lehi 37 km · Nephi 39 km

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