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M 1.3ml

Earthquake near Manti, UT

No earthquake was likely felt in Manti in the 24 hours to 2:48 am MST (09:48 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 4 km (2 mi) E, at 2:29 am MDT on 22 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Manti

This page: a magnitude 1.3 earthquake was recorded 9 km (6 mi) west-northwest of Manti, UT, at 4:49 pm MDT on 6 October 2026 (22:49 UTC), 14 km deep.

USGS: 9 km WNW of Manti, Utah

4:49 pm MDT, Oct 6, 2026 · · 14 km deep · released about 2.3 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Sanpete County 15 kmSevier County 62 kmUtah County 91 kmEmery County 93 kmJuab County 102 kmCarbon County 106 kmPiute County 113 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
4:49 pm MDT on 6 October 2026 ()
Where
9 km (6 mi) west-northwest of Manti, UT · earthquakes near Manti
Magnitude
M 1.3 (ml)
Depth
14 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Sanpete County, 15 km ENE
Nearest mapped fault
Gunnison fault, 11 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 36 days ago

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

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. 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: Ephraim, Gunnison, Centerfield, Moroni, Spring City.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 2.3 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 6,700,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 4,700,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 420× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.3 about 2.3 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

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:

  1. 5.0 3 km WSW of Nephi, Utah · 45 km NNW 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 39.3047, -111.7303. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Sanpete County, UT 15 km (9 mi) ENE earthquakes near Sanpete County
Sevier County, UT 62 km (39 mi) S earthquakes near Sevier County
Utah County, UT 91 km (56 mi) N earthquakes near Utah County
Emery County, UT 93 km (58 mi) ESE earthquakes near Emery County
Juab County, UT 102 km (63 mi) WNW earthquakes near Juab County
Carbon County, UT 106 km (66 mi) ENE earthquakes near Carbon County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.3 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  2. 1.4 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  3. 1.4 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  4. 1.6 15 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  5. 1.5 18 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  6. 1.0 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  7. 1.6 18 km NW of Orangeville, Utah
  8. 1.4 17 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  9. 1.6 7 km W of Centerfield, Utah
  10. 1.4 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  11. 1.3 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah
  12. 1.3 17 km WSW of Levan, Utah
  13. 1.9 17 km WSW of Levan, Utah
  14. 1.1 5 km S of Spring City, Utah
  15. 1.1 17 km WSW of Levan, 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.

On USGS

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