M1.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Alton, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 5:05 AM MST

UTC

2018-11-27 12:05:00 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.502° N, 112.566° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

13

• Orderville, UtahPopulation 559. Forecast26 kmNNE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast48 kmESE
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast265 kmENE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast453 kmN

After

1. 1.616 km ESE of Fredonia, ArizonaFri, Nov 30, 10:41 AM MST · 2863 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.012 km ESE of Kanab, UtahThu, Dec 6, 6:29 AM MST · 2857 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.319 km WSW of Minersville, UtahThu, Dec 6, 1:18 PM MST · 2857 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.612 km ESE of Kanab, UtahSun, Dec 9, 2:56 AM MST · 2854 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM MST · 2847 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.513 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Dec 17, 6:41 AM MST · 2846 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.51 km N of Cane Beds, ArizonaMon, Dec 17, 2:32 PM MST · 2846 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.521 km ESE of Fredonia, ArizonaWed, Dec 19, 8:21 PM MST · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.632 km NNE of Beryl Junction, UtahWed, Dec 26, 10:34 PM MST · 2836 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.1UtahThu, Dec 27, 9:26 AM MST · 2836 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.98 km N of Moccasin, ArizonaSun, Dec 30, 12:44 AM MST · 2833 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.319 km N of Paragonah, UtahSun, Dec 30, 1:55 PM MST · 2833 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.811 km SSW of Kaibab, ArizonaTue, Jan 1, 4:47 AM MST · 2831 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.8UtahTue, Jan 8, 6:50 PM MST · 2823 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, UtahFri, Jan 11, 1:44 AM MST · 2821 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.820 km NNE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Jan 18, 3:35 PM MST · 2814 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 1.85 km WSW of Kanab, UtahTue, Nov 20, 7:32 AM MST · 2873 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.96 km WSW of Kanab, UtahTue, Nov 20, 3:26 AM MST · 2873 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.77 km SSW of Hatch, UtahMon, Nov 19, 9:07 AM MST · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.418 km SSE of Beaver, UtahFri, Nov 16, 6:51 PM MST · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, UtahSat, Nov 10, 4:04 PM MST · 2883 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.618 km WNW of Enoch, UtahTue, Nov 6, 2:35 PM MST · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Nov 4, 2:11 PM MST · 2889 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.019 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Nov 4, 2:17 AM MST · 2889 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.712 km ESE of Kanab, UtahSat, Nov 3, 6:47 AM MDT · 2890 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, UtahSat, Nov 3, 1:14 AM MDT · 2890 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.76 km N of Alton, UtahFri, Nov 2, 7:47 AM MDT · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, UtahThu, Nov 1, 4:29 AM MDT · 2892 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.912 km ESE of Hatch, UtahWed, Oct 31, 10:17 AM MDT · 2893 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
14. 3.619 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Oct 30, 2:15 AM MDT · 2894 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60305782. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.