M1.9 earthquake 11 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, Aug 21, 2017, 8:45 PM MDT

UTC

2017-08-22 02:45:50 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.727° N, 112.529° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

10

• Fillmore, UtahPopulation 2,489. Forecast32 kmSSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast126 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast183 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast588 kmN

After

1. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, UtahMon, Sep 4, 5:57 PM MDT · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.716 km NW of Parowan, UtahTue, Sep 5, 12:12 AM MDT · 3317 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.610 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Sep 6, 10:26 AM MDT · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.719 km ENE of Beaver, UtahTue, Sep 12, 5:03 AM MDT · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
5. 3.35 km ESE of Monroe, UtahSat, Sep 23, 10:38 PM MDT · 3298 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 53
6. 2.66 km SE of Monroe, UtahSat, Sep 23, 10:39 PM MDT · 3298 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
7. 1.67 km ESE of Monroe, UtahSun, Sep 24, 9:43 AM MDT · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.218 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 25, 2:13 AM MDT · 3297 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.76 km SW of Kanosh, UtahTue, Sep 26, 5:08 AM MDT · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.92 km SSW of Aurora, UtahWed, Sep 27, 7:01 PM MDT · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
11. 2.50 km WSW of Aurora, UtahThu, Sep 28, 7:27 PM MDT · 3294 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
12. 1.813 km ESE of Minersville, UtahFri, Sep 29, 2:34 AM MDT · 3293 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.113 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Sep 30, 11:20 PM MDT · 3291 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.68 km ESE of Monroe, UtahMon, Oct 2, 12:12 AM MDT · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
15. 3.027 km SW of Minersville, UtahSat, Oct 7, 7:33 AM MDT · 3285 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.98 km WNW of Elsinore, UtahMon, Oct 16, 9:19 AM MDT · 3276 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

Before

1. 1.726 km E of Glenwood, UtahMon, Aug 21, 9:37 AM MDT · 3332 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.316 km S of Beaver, UtahThu, Aug 17, 2:40 AM MDT · 3336 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.310 km SSE of Beaver, UtahTue, Aug 15, 3:47 PM MDT · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, UtahThu, Aug 10, 3:19 PM MDT · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.95 km E of Leamington, UtahWed, Aug 2, 2:35 PM MDT · 3351 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.820 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Aug 1, 5:36 AM MDT · 3352 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.31 km SE of Beaver, UtahThu, Jul 27, 10:32 AM MDT · 3357 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.67 km WSW of Milford, UtahWed, Jul 26, 10:29 PM MDT · 3357 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60227517. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.