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M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Evanston, WY

No earthquake was likely felt in Evanston in the 24 hours to 2:08 am MST (09:08 UTC). The last one was M 4.7, 40 km (25 mi) S, at 7:49 am MST on 22 January 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 4,305 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Evanston

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Evanston, WY, at 8:16 pm MDT on 1 June 2024 (02:16 UTC), 6.0 km deep.

USGS: 25 km SW of Evanston, Wyoming

72 km (45 mi) ENE of Salt Lake City, UT

8:16 pm MDT, Jun 1, 2024 · · 6.0 km deep · released about 19 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Morgan County 33 kmSummit County 33 kmUinta County 56 kmRich County 57 kmWeber County 60 kmSalt Lake County 79 kmCache County 83 kmDavis County 85 kmWasatch County 86 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
8:16 pm MDT on 1 June 2024 ()
Where
26 km (16 mi) southwest of Evanston, WY · earthquakes near Evanston
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
6.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Morgan County, 33 km W
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 295 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 13 km (8 mi) from the epicentre. In Evanston, 26 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Coalville.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 19 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 810,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 580,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 51× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 19 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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

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

Epicentre 41.1120, -111.1910. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Morgan County, UT 33 km (20 mi) W earthquakes near Morgan County
Summit County, UT 33 km (20 mi) SE earthquakes near Summit County
Uinta County, WY 56 km (35 mi) ENE earthquakes near Uinta County
Rich County, UT 57 km (36 mi) N earthquakes near Rich County
Weber County, UT 60 km (37 mi) WNW earthquakes near Weber County
Salt Lake County, UT 79 km (49 mi) SW earthquakes near Salt Lake County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.1 4 km ENE of Morgan, Utah
  2. 0.8 14 km NNW of Henefer, Utah
  3. 1.9 12 km N of Summit Park, Utah
  4. 0.8 14 km N of Summit Park, Utah
  5. 1.4 43 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming
  6. 1.0 42 km NE of Samak, Utah
  7. 1.2 14 km N of Summit Park, Utah
  8. 2.3 41 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming
  9. 1.0 4 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah
  10. 1.9 14 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah
  11. 1.6 24 km SE of Evanston, Wyoming
  12. 1.9 42 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming
  13. 2.0 42 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming
  14. 2.2 42 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming
  15. 2.2 42 km SSE of Evanston, Wyoming

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