M 2.6 earthquake – 15 km NNE of Milford, Utah
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Local time: Oct 24, 2026 · 11:59 (UTC-6)
MicroShallow · 3.2 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.6local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 3.2 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.517, -112.91894 km from Cedar City
- Energy released
- 0.1 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 3.0max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 105USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 15, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.1 tons of TNT, 3,981 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 6.6 Near Marysvale, Utah Nov 14, 1901
- 6.3 Near Pine Valley, Utah Nov 17, 1902
- 5.9 38 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada Aug 16, 1966
- 5.9 3 km SSE of Washington, Utah Sep 2, 1992
- 5.7 5 km NNE of Magna, Utah Mar 18, 2020
- 5.6 21 km SE of Fredonia, Arizona Jul 21, 1959
- 5.3 37 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada May 22, 2015
- 5.3 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada Sep 22, 1966