Earthquakes continue to rumble Box Elder County on Monday
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Northern Utah continues to rumble as another couple of small earthquakes struck Box Elder County near Tremonton this morning.
The first quake happened on Monday, May 6 just before 6:30 a.m. Another shook the morning commute around 7:15 a.m. According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), the two quakes registered 2.0 and 1.9 magnitudes on the Richter Scale, respectively.
As of 9 a.m., no one has reported feeling the two quakes.
Both Monday morning rumbles are aftershocks to the larger quakes that struck the area over the weekend. The first was a 3.9-magnitude that woke up northern Utah around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Nearly 120 people reported feeling that quake.
Just a day later, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook up northern Utah around 5:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Nearly 400 people reported having felt the bigger earthquake, though no damage has been reported.
Earthquakes in the area just north of the Great Salt Lake aren’t uncommon. In February 2023, Box Elder County residents received a rude awakening courtesy of a 3.2 magnitude earthquake just outside of Brigham City. That rumbling joined another a series of earthquakes that rocked the area near Logan and Hyde Park a month prior.
According to Michigan Tech University, there are millions of small earthquakes such as the ones that hit Box Elder County on Monday morning. These earthquakes – which measure 2.5 or less in magnitude – are usually not felt but can still be picked up by a seismograph.
Stronger earthquakes, such as the 4.4 and 3.9 magnitude quakes over the weekend happen less frequently, according to MTU. There are only an estimated 500,000 each year ranging between 2.5 to 5.4 magnitude. MTU says these quakes are “often felt” and can cause some minor damage.
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