Earthquake near Ferron, UT

No earthquake was likely felt in Ferron in the 24 hours to 8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC). The last one was M 4.0, 82 km (51 mi) S, at 10:32 pm MDT on 9 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 28 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Ferron

This page: a magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 42 km (26 mi) south-southwest of Ferron, UT, at 1:51 am MDT on 31 March 2020 (07:51 UTC), 8.7 km deep.

USGS: 20 km SSW of Emery, Utah

1:51 am MDT, Mar 31, 2020 · 2020-03-31 07:51 UTC · 8.7 km deep · released about 7.6 lb of TNT

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When: 1:51 am MDT on 31 March 2020 (2020-03-31 07:51 UTC)
Where: 42 km (26 mi) south-southwest of Ferron, UT · earthquakes near Ferron
Magnitude: M 1.6 (md)
Depth: 8.7 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Sevier County, 43 km W
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 2418 days ago · we first saw it 2418 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. In Ferron, 42 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 7.6 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,000,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,400,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.6 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

5.2 25 km SE of Salina, Utah · 28 km WNW of this epicentre Jan 30, 1989

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Sevier County, UT	43 km (27 mi)	W	earthquakes near Sevier County
Emery County, UT	60 km (37 mi)	ENE	earthquakes near Emery County
Wayne County, UT	61 km (38 mi)	SSE	earthquakes near Wayne County
Sanpete County, UT	74 km (46 mi)	NNW	earthquakes near Sanpete County
Piute County, UT	84 km (52 mi)	WSW	earthquakes near Piute County
Garfield County, UT	102 km (63 mi)	S	earthquakes near Garfield County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 15:07 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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