[5] The time of the quake is officially recorded by the Intermountain Seismic Belt Historical Earthquake Project (ISBHEP) as 9:39 PM MST.

[2][6] The official USGS report in their historical earthquakes list stated no magnitude and an intensity of VIII (Severe).

[1] The quake was felt in an area of 50,000 square miles (130,000 km2), including Cedar City (intensity VI), Oasis, and Fillmore.

[3][1] Salt Lake City (with intensity of IV) is considered an "outlying point well outside the boundary of the main felt area.

[2][7][1] Surface ruptures up to 300 feet (91 m) in length were reported in Richfield, with water and white sand being ejected from some of the cracks.