Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 6:14 AM MDT (12:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SW of Minersville, 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
2017-08-18 12:14:54 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.725° N, 113.171° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Brian Head, Utah · 3333 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.69 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 3317 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.716 km NW of Parowan, Utah · 3317 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.610 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.88 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada · 3310 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.719 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 3308 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.821 km S of Brian Head, Utah · 3301 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.813 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 3293 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.58 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 3287 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.027 km SW of Minersville, Utah · 3285 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.316 km S of Beaver, Utah · 3336 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.310 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 3341 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.115 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 3349 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.820 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 3352 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.31 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 3357 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 3357 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60226767. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.