Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Beaver, Utah on Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 26 km W of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-07-31 22:00:46 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.147° N, 112.630° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.926 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.826 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.022 km SSE of Antimony, Utah · 2977 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.936 km W of Milford, Utah · 2974 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.70 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2968 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.510 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2963 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.715 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2963 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.915 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.811 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2952 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2949 days ago · -3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2949 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 2948 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.520 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2947 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.718 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2944 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.626 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.327 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.926 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.030 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.127 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.929 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2940 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.510 km SE of Alton, Utah · 2939 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.81 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.62 km SSW of Enoch, Utah · 2937 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km W of Hatch, Utah · 2991 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.116 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3013 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60291052. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.