Earthquake near Monroe, UT

No earthquake was likely felt in Monroe in the 24 hours to 1:31 am MST (08:31 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 41 km (25 mi) SSW, at 10:44 pm MDT on 30 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Monroe

This page: a magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Monroe, UT, at 5:21 pm MDT on 1 June 2021 (23:21 UTC), 4.9 km deep.

USGS: 2 km SW of Elsinore, Utah

5:21 pm MDT, Jun 1, 2021 · 2021-06-01 23:21 UTC · 4.9 km deep · released about 7.3 lb of TNT

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When: 5:21 pm MDT on 1 June 2021 (2021-06-01 23:21 UTC)
Where: 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Monroe, UT · earthquakes near Monroe
Magnitude: M 1.6 (ml)
Depth: 4.9 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Sevier County, 33 km ENE
Nearest mapped fault: Annabella graben faults, 10 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 1990 days ago · we first saw it 1990 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 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Monroe, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). 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.

Likely felt in: Monroe 6 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 7.3 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 2,100,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,500,000× 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 7.3 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

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2019-02-20 — about 4,700 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

6.6 Near Marysvale, Utah · 27 km SW of this epicentre Nov 14, 1901
5.2 0 km SSW of Central Valley, Utah · 7 km ENE of this epicentre Sep 29, 1921
5.0 10 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 18 km S of this epicentre Oct 4, 1967

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	33 km (20 mi)	ENE	earthquakes near Sevier County
Piute County, UT	37 km (23 mi)	S	earthquakes near Piute County
Millard County, UT	89 km (55 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Millard County
Sanpete County, UT	94 km (58 mi)	NNE	earthquakes near Sanpete County
Beaver County, UT	99 km (61 mi)	WSW	earthquakes near Beaver County
Garfield County, UT	112 km (70 mi)	SE	earthquakes near Garfield County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

2.4 3 km NNW of Joseph, Utah 16:07 UTC
1.5 24 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah 10:44 UTC
1.5 6 km S of Joseph, Utah 03:47 UTC
1.9 1 km WSW of Junction, Utah 11:57 UTC
3.4 4 km S of Joseph, Utah 09:08 UTC
1.6 7 km SSE of Joseph, Utah 13:26 UTC
2.2 4 km S of Joseph, Utah 00:00 UTC
1.9 5 km S of Joseph, Utah 20:25 UTC
1.9 5 km S of Joseph, Utah 20:24 UTC
2.7 4 km S of Joseph, Utah 19:13 UTC
1.9 7 km S of Joseph, Utah 15:46 UTC
2.0 8 km S of Joseph, Utah 13:40 UTC
1.5 8 km S of Joseph, Utah 23:54 UTC
2.2 7 km S of Joseph, Utah 23:53 UTC
1.7 10 km SSW of Joseph, Utah 23:07 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 08:31 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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