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Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7:01 am (GMT -6) -

Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7:01 am (GMT -6) Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - Near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7:01 am (GMT -6)

Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 10 km depth

10 May 13:04 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
10 May 22:24: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 10, 2022 13:01:36 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7:01 am (GMT -6)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude2.1
Depth9.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude40.7325°N / 112.07117°W (Utah, United States)
Antipode40.733°S / 67.929°E
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt6 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoBlack Rock Desert (199 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities4 km (2 mi) NE of Magna (Salt Lake County) (pop: 26,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
7 km (5 mi) NW of West Valley City (pop: 136,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
10 km (6 mi) NW of Kearns (Salt Lake County) (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
13 km (8 mi) WNW of Taylorsville (pop: 60,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
16 km (10 mi) WSW of Salt Lake City (pop: 192,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
17 km (11 mi) WNW of Murray (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
17 km (11 mi) WNW of Millcreek (pop: 62,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
18 km (11 mi) NW of West Jordan (pop: 111,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
22 km (14 mi) NW of Sandy (pop: 87,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
22 km (14 mi) NNW of South Jordan (pop: 66,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
2.19.8 kmNear Salt Lake City, Utah, USAUSGS
2.19.8 kmUtahRaspberryShake

User reports for this quake (7)

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Magna, Utah (3.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Heard a rumble and felt a shake.  
Basement / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Mild shaking  
Magna / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
Magna, UT / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short
Magna / not felt : I heard it. Magna UT  
Home / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
Basement / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Mild shaking  
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