Utah city experiences 2 more small earthquakes


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BLUFFDALE — The Bluffdale area experienced two more small earthquakes Wednesday evening.

The first earthquake occurred south of Bluffdale at 7:37 p.m. and was 2.1 in magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey. The second happened south-southwest of Bluffdale at 8:08 p.m. and was 2.5 in magnitude.

Utah Emergency Management asked anyone who felt shaking to make a report on the geological survey website.

There have been at least seven earthquakes in Utah in the past week.

Early Wednesday morning, a 4.03 magnitude earthquake struck near Kanosh.

A 2.4 magnitude aftershock struck Bluffdale Saturday night, according to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations.

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The University of Utah also reported a 3.3 magnitude earthquake southwest of Kanosh Saturday afternoon.

Two others occurred in Bluffdale last Friday morning.

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Ashley Imlay, KSLAshley Imlay
Ashley Imlay is an evening news manager for KSL. A lifelong Utahn, Ashley has also worked as a reporter for the Deseret News and is a graduate of Dixie State University.

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