Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km SE of Alton, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Alton, Utah on Wed, May 23, 2018, 7:05 AM MDT (13:05 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SSE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-05-23 13:05:27 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.286° N, 112.253° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3052 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3051 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3051 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.9Utah · 3040 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.79 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3036 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.410 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 3035 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.825 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 3033 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.815 km ENE of Kanab, Utah · 3033 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.814 km NE of Kanab, Utah · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 3032 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.416 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.016 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3025 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.930 km S of Kaibab, Arizona · 3021 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.611 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 3014 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.812 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 3014 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3013 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.116 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.012 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2998 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 3054 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Springdale, Utah · 3058 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60282997. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.