The April 14, 1934 earthquake

M5.2near Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, centred in Box Elder County. The 13th strongest in Utah’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.9 on March 12, 1934.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2; surface-wave magnitude (ms)
Depth: —; Not recorded
Local time: Saturday, April 14, 1934; 14:26 MST; 21:26 UTC
Epicentre: 41.50°N, 112.50°W; In Box Elder County
In Utah’s record: 13th; strongest of 2,224 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 10; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1054 (“27 km SW of Thatcher, 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

Box Elder CountyUT · inside
Weber CountyUT · 17.7 mi
Cache CountyUT · 26.8 mi
Davis CountyUT · 29.0 mi
Tooele CountyUT · 29.2 mi
Morgan CountyUT · 39.3 mi
Franklin CountyID · 39.9 mi
Oneida CountyID · 39.9 mi
Cassia CountyID · 43.0 mi
Salt Lake CountyUT · 47.5 mi

Cities, largest first

OgdenUT · 33.4 mi
LaytonUT · 40.5 mi
LoganUT · 37.8 mi
SyracuseUT · 36.3 mi
RoyUT · 32.6 mi
ClearfieldUT · 37.4 mi
KaysvilleUT · 43.5 mi
FarmingtonUT · 47.1 mi
West HavenUT · 30.7 mi
ClintonUT · 33.6 mi
North OgdenUT · 30.8 mi
Brigham CityUT · 23.2 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

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

Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first

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