Experts say the 3.2-magnitude Brigham City quake is part of a series of quakes

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SALT LAKE CITY — An earthquake Thursday morning in northern Utah is part of a series of smaller quakes in the region, seismological station officials at the University of Utah say.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:07 a.m., with the epicenter located about 8 miles west of Brigham City. Seismograph observers said 39 people reported feeling the event as of 8 a.m.

“This event is part of an ongoing series of earthquakes, with 12 in the past week and 35 since the beginning of 2023,” the university’s seismometric monitors said in a statement.

Since November 12, 79 earthquakes have occurred in the region, and a total of 11 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater have occurred within 16 miles of the epicenter since 1962. The largest of these was a magnitude 3.9 earthquake on September 1, 2007, 14.5 km outside of Tremonton .

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has occurred 32 miles from the epicenter since 1962. It occurred on July 5, 1989, 11 miles outside of Tremonton.

Anyone who feels an earthquake on Thursday morning is encouraged to fill out a survey form on the USGS website.

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Sydnee Gonzalez is a multicultural correspondent for KSL.com covering the diversity of the people and communities of Utah. Se Habla Spanish. You can find Sydnee at @sydnee_gonzalez on Twitter.

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