The November 13, 1901 earthquake

M6.6Near Marysvale, Utah

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake, centred in Piute County. The strongest in Utah’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.6; moment magnitude (mw)
Depth: —; Not recorded
Local time: Wednesday, November 13, 1901; 21:39 MST; 04:39 UTC on Nov 14, 1901
Epicentre: 38.50°N, 112.40°W; In Piute County
In Utah’s record: 1st; strongest of 2,224 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 8; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event uu19011114043900000 (“Near Marysvale, Utah”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.

Counties and cities within 50 miles

Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.

Counties

Piute CountyUT · inside
Beaver CountyUT · 5.7 mi
Sevier CountyUT · 6.4 mi
Millard CountyUT · 7.4 mi
Garfield CountyUT · 24.6 mi
Iron CountyUT · 24.7 mi
Wayne CountyUT · 30.3 mi
Sanpete CountyUT · 43.0 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

155 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.