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Highland / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s : it was light shaking. But went on for longer than I expected
Light mag. 3.7 earthquake - 32 mi east of Provo, Utah County, USA, on Wednesday, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:52 pm (GMT -6) -
Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
9 Jun 19:59 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 minutes.
9 Jun 20:11: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.5 to 5.8 km (from 2.2 to 3.6 mi).
9 Jun 20:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.8 to 9.6 km (from 3.6 to 6 mi).
9 Jun 20:11: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.5 to 5.8 km (from 2.2 to 3.6 mi).
9 Jun 20:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.8 to 9.6 km (from 3.6 to 6 mi).
Update Wed, 9 Jun 2021, 20:03
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes near Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA3.7 quake 9 Jun 1:52 pm (GMT -6)
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred only 10 minutes ago 33 miles east of Provo, Utah, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA, around noon on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 1:52 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.7 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 Independence (pop. 170) located 11 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Springville (pop. 32,300) located 31 miles from the epicenter, Provo (pop. 115,300) 33 miles away, Orem (pop. 94,500) 34 miles away, Spanish Fork (pop. 37,900) 35 miles away, and Lehi (pop. 58,500) 43 miles away. In Sandy (pop. 87,500, 48 miles away), West Jordan (pop. 111,900, 51 miles away), Salt Lake City (pop. 192,700, 54 miles away), and West Valley City (pop. 136,200, 57 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA, around noon on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 1:52 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.7 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 Independence (pop. 170) located 11 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Springville (pop. 32,300) located 31 miles from the epicenter, Provo (pop. 115,300) 33 miles away, Orem (pop. 94,500) 34 miles away, Spanish Fork (pop. 37,900) 35 miles away, and Lehi (pop. 58,500) 43 miles away. In Sandy (pop. 87,500, 48 miles away), West Jordan (pop. 111,900, 51 miles away), Salt Lake City (pop. 192,700, 54 miles away), and West Valley City (pop. 136,200, 57 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 9, 2021 19:52:50 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:52 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.7 |
| Depth | 9.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 40.31017°N / 111.055°W  (Wasatch, Utah, United States) |
| Antipode | 40.31°S / 68.945°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Black Rock Desert (194 km / 121 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 17 km (11 mi) E of Independence (pop: 169) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) ENE of Springville (Utah County) (pop: 32,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) E of Provo (pop: 115,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) E of Orem (pop: 94,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) ENE of Spanish Fork (pop: 37,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) E of Lehi (pop: 58,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) ESE of Sandy (pop: 87,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) ESE of West Jordan (pop: 111,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SE of Salt Lake City (pop: 192,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) ESE of West Valley City (pop: 136,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 9.6 km | 17 Km E of Independence, Utah | USGS |
| 4.0 | 5 km | UTAH | EMSC |
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