Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 8.9 mi north of Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA, on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 at 6:29 am (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 3 km depth

25 Apr 12:33 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
25 Apr 12:34: Now using data updates from EMSC
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25 Apr 12:53: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.6 to 3.1 km (from 2.2 to 1.9 mi).

Update Sun, 25 Apr 2021, 12:39

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake strikes near Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA

3.0 quake 25 Apr 6:29 am (GMT -6)

Just 9 minutes ago, a 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA. The tremor was recorded early morning on Sunday 25 April 2021 at 6:29 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 1.7 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.0 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Enoch (pop. 6,300) located 1 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cedar City (pop. 30,200) located 8 miles from the epicenter, and Louisa (pop. 2,900) 12 miles away. In Beaver (pop. 3,000, 40 miles away), and Hurricane (pop. 15,500, 45 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 25, 2021 12:29:54 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 at 6:29 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	3.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.80333°N / 113.03083°W (Iron, Utah, United States)
Antipode	37.803°S / 66.969°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	20 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Markagunt Plateau (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) N of Enoch (Iron County) (pop: 6,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) N of Cedar City (Iron County) (pop: 30,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Parowan (pop: 2,930) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (33 mi) W of Panguitch (pop: 1,480) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SSW of Beaver (pop: 3,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) NNE of Hurricane (Washington County) (pop: 15,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) NNE of Washington (pop: 24,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) NE of Ivins (Washington County) (pop: 7,880) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) NNE of St. George (pop: 72,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 343 km (213 mi) SSW of Salt Lake City (pop: 192,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
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Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	3.1 km	3 Km N of Enoch, Utah, USA	USGS
3.0	3 km	UTAH, USA	EMSC

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Enoch, Iron, Utah (3.9 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / very short : Jolt with noise | 3 users found this interesting.

Enoch, Iron, Utah (4.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Felt rumble and shake followed by big one, that shook house and bed | 2 users found this interesting.

Enoch, UT / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s : Heard a big bang and felt the bed shake. | 2 users found this interesting.

Enoch / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : The bed swaying, the house shook. | 2 users found this interesting.

Summit, Utah / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Was awakened by light shaking. | 2 users found this interesting.

North of Cedar City airport / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : I felt it come up through my chair. | 2 users found this interesting.

Cedar city, midvalley/lund area / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Sitting on couch, weak/short shaking | One user found this interesting.

Enoch, Iron, Utah (4.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)

Enoch, Iron, Utah (5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short

328.1 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Enoch / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s

Marshal trail Enoch ut (4.5 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Whole house and contents shook quite hard. The dog got in the truck to get away from the house

Summit, Ut / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : The wind was blowing and though it was just the wind blowing and rattling the windows.

Enoch / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 15-20 s

1315 e Southern Homestead Blvd, Enoch UT / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Loud noise slight shake, thought it was insane winds

Enoch, Utah / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Shaking and then one huge jolt then shaking again

5228n 2950w cedar city / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s

Parowan ut / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Three peaks (6.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / very short

Enoch Utah (4.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging

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