The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 5 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Gunnison, the biggest of them M1.9. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Gunnison came at 2.2× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Gunnison — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.2 of Aug 14, 1988, 20:03 UTC: 13 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah.
How we figure this: 4 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.8 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Gunnison
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.1 | 31 km NNE of Fremont, Utah | Nov 02, 2026, 06:01 PM | 3 km | 53 km SSE |
| M1.6 | 7 km W of Centerfield, Utah | Nov 02, 2026, 11:14 AM | 19 km | 8 km WSW |
| M1.6 | 30 km SW of Kanosh, Utah | Nov 01, 2026, 06:11 PM | 0 km | 96 km SW |
| M1.4 | 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah | Oct 30, 2026, 05:18 AM | -2 km | 55 km ENE |
| M1.3 | 16 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah | Oct 28, 2026, 05:50 PM | -2 km | 55 km ENE |
| M0.9 | 12 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah | Oct 27, 2026, 04:07 AM | 11 km | 78 km NNW |
| M0.8 | 13 km W of Mona, Utah | Oct 26, 2026, 07:17 PM | 6 km | 77 km NNW |
| M1.3 | 12 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah | Oct 26, 2026, 06:17 PM | 11 km | 78 km NNW |
| M1.1 | 5 km NNW of Richfield, Utah | Oct 25, 2026, 07:53 AM | 5 km | 45 km SW |
| M1.5 | 6 km NW of Richfield, Utah | Oct 25, 2026, 07:52 AM | 10 km | 47 km SW |
Earthquakes per year near Gunnison (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Gunnison
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 161 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Gunnison (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.2 | 13 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah | Aug 14, 1988, 20:03 UTC | 81 km |
| M5.2 | 25 km SE of Salina, Utah | Jan 30, 1989, 04:06 UTC | 40 km |
| M5.0 | 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah | May 24, 1980, 10:03 UTC | 88 km |
| M4.3 | 14 km SE of Castle Dale, Utah | Aug 18, 1988, 12:44 UTC | 81 km |
| M4.3 | 30 km WSW of Emery, Utah | Jun 24, 1992, 07:31 UTC | 47 km |
| M4.3 | 9 km E of Scipio, Utah | Mar 24, 1986, 22:40 UTC | 17 km |
| M4.2 | 6 km SSW of Levan, Utah | Apr 17, 2003, 01:04 UTC | 39 km |
| M4.2 | 31 km NNE of Fremont, Utah | Jul 19, 2001, 20:15 UTC | 52 km |
Nearby places
Centerfield, UT (3 km) · Manti, UT (20 km) · Salina, UT (22 km) · Richfield, UT (48 km) · Ephraim, UT (30 km) · Fillmore, UT (48 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 16:01 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.