Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km SSE of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Beaver, Utah on Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 2:07 AM MDT (08:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 19 km N of Paragonah, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-10-02 08:07:32 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.118° N, 112.597° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km NNW of Beaver, UT · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.620 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 2919 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.827 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2916 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.129 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2916 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.61 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 2914 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSE of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.82 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.930 km N of Beaver, Utah · 2913 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.819 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2910 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.216 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.91 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2909 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2908 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2906 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.915 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2906 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.61 km S of Enoch, Utah · 2901 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.59 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.88 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.94 km SSE of Bicknell, Utah · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.79 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.619 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2893 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 13
  22. 1.912 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 2892 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2891 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.76 km N of Alton, Utah · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2889 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.019 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2888 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.618 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2886 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2882 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.418 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.19 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.77 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2873 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.610 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2865 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.0Utah · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.8Utah · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSW of Enoch, Utah · 2936 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.81 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.510 km SE of Alton, Utah · 2938 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.929 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2939 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.127 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.030 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.926 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.327 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.626 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2942 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.718 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2943 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.520 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2947 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.68 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 2947 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2948 days ago · -3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.210 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2948 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.811 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2951 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60298737. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.