Utah experiences 4.4-magnitude quake outside of Tremonton
May 5, 2024, 6:47 PM | Updated: May 6, 2024, 2:46 pm
The Northern Utah Mennonite Church in Tremonton is pictured on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck just outside of Tremonton, Sunday. This is the second to hit the area in just days. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — Residents of Tremonton may have felt some shaking Sunday, as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the town.
According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations’ X account, the earthquake occurred at 5:30 p.m.
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) reports that a light earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred at 05:30 PM on May 5, 2024. The epicenter of the shock was about 16 miles southwest of Tremonton.
— UUSS (@UUSSquake) May 6, 2024
This earthquake came one day after Tremonton experienced a 3.9-magnitude quake.
The UUSS encourages anyone who felt the quake to fill out a survey here.
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