WEBER COUNTY, Utah, Jan. 4, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit rural Weber County Sunday, 9 miles east of Huntsville.
It hit at 7:18 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey webpage. More than 200 people reported it to the to the sites’ Did you feel it page by more than 200 people before 10 a.m.
Comments also flowed on local social media pages, including one based in Ogden.
“Woke me up in Layton. Cat still hiding under the bed,” one poster wrote.
“Woke me from a dead sleep as well,” wrote another.
“Felt it in Eden! Shook my house!,” wrote another, closer to the epicenter.
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The quake was centered at 41.279°N 111.600°W, nearly seven miles beneath the surface. The location is south of Weber Memorial Park, and southwest of Causey Reservoir.
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“Didn’t feel a thing. I’m here in Ogden,” another poster wrote.
“Felt it in Riverdale,” wrote another. “Told my husband we just had an earthquake or something hit our house.”
“Felt it on Hill AFB! Not too much, but my decor was rattling and shaking,” another poster wrote.
“And here I thought my house was just haunted….. lol,” wrote another.
None of the more than 260 posters mentioned any damage to their residences.
A Michigan Tech website says that earthquakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are “often felt, but only cause minor damage.” It adds that an estimated 500,000 earthquakes in this size category happen each year.
The USGS website says that “damage does not usually occur until the earthquake magnitude reaches somewhere above 4 or 5.”
The Utah Geological Survey says that Utah has experienced 17 earthquakes greater than magnitude 5.5 since pioneer settlement in 1847, but geologic investigations of our region’s faults indicate a long history of repeated large earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 and greater prior to settlement.
