Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Utah on Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 2:55 PM MST (21:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km W of Enoch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 21:55:15 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.795° N, 113.277° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.722 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.022 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.923 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.215 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3202 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.312 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3195 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.523 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.718 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.312 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.123 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.122 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.98 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.57 km W of Junction, Utah · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.95 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.819 km S of Saint George, Utah · 3160 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3157 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.112 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 3152 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.622 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.322 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3203 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.620 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3205 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.722 km WNW of Orderville, Utah · 3207 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Hildale, Utah · 3217 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.910 km NW of Orderville, Utah · 3220 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.619 km N of Ursine, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.19 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 3232 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60263272. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.