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M 2.0ml

Earthquake near Enterprise, UT

No earthquake was likely felt in Enterprise in the 24 hours to 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 14 km (9 mi) SSW, at 1:11 am MDT on 29 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Enterprise

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 49 km (30 mi) west-southwest of Enterprise, UT, at 12:52 pm MST on 24 February 2025 (19:52 UTC), 13 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 39 km SE of Caliente, Nevada

12:52 pm MST, Feb 24, 2025 · · 13 km deep · released about 27 lb of TNT

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When
12:52 pm MST on 24 February 2025 ()
Where
49 km (30 mi) west-southwest of Enterprise, UT · earthquakes near Enterprise
Magnitude
M 2.0 (ml)
Depth
13 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity I
Nearest
Washington County, 64 km E
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 626 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 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Enterprise, 49 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 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 4.2 on 2016-01-15 — about 2,500 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.9 38 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada · 9 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.3 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 5 km N of this epicentre
  3. 5.3 37 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 41 km W of this epicentre
  4. 5.2 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 5 km N of this epicentre

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 37.3577, -114.1998. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Washington County, UT 64 km (40 mi) E earthquakes near Washington County
Lincoln County, NV 66 km (41 mi) WNW earthquakes near Lincoln County
Iron County, UT 100 km (62 mi) NE earthquakes near Iron County
Beaver County, UT 140 km (87 mi) NE earthquakes near Beaver County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.2 19 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  2. 1.6 24 km S of Caliente, Nevada
  3. 1.6 36 km S of Caliente, Nevada
  4. 1.5 48 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada
  5. 1.8 13 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  6. 1.6 16 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  7. 1.5 33 km W of Veyo, Utah
  8. 1.7 37 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada
  9. 1.6 39 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
  10. 1.6 7 km SW of Enterprise, Utah
  11. 1.6 43 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  12. 1.6 12 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  13. 1.7 14 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah
  14. 1.6 9 km W of Veyo, Utah
  15. 1.9 8 km W of Veyo, Utah

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.

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