Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Circleville, Utah on Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 5:24 AM MST (12:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km S of Marysvale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2015-01-27 12:24:45 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.107° N, 112.378° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km N of Glendale, Utah · 4268 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.910 km SW of Milford, Utah · 4264 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of Richfield, Utah · 4260 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.94 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4260 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 38
  5. 2.5Utah · 4258 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.314 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 4258 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.518 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 4258 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.214 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 4258 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.82 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.93 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 4257 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.910 km W of Enoch, Utah · 4255 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.7Utah · 4253 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.81 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 4247 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.29 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 4246 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.510 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 4244 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.51 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 4243 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.90 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 4243 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.20 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 4242 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.714 km W of Enoch, Utah · 4239 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.6Utah · 4233 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.07 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 4233 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.810 km SSE of Marysvale, Utah · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.09 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 4228 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.810 km S of Beaver, Utah · 4226 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.711 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 4226 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.910 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 4226 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.613 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 4226 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 4223 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.96 km S of Beaver, Utah · 4219 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.717 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.52 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 4213 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.01 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 4211 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Aurora, Utah · 4277 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.53 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.618 km WNW of Hatch, Utah · 4286 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.88 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 4287 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.59 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 4292 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60100157. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.