Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SSE of Bicknell, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Bicknell, Utah on Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 11:41 AM MDT (17:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km SSW of Joseph, 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
2018-10-27 17:41:31 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.303° N, 111.534° 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, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
13

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SE of Salina, Utah · 2896 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2882 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.418 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.0Utah · 2864 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.8Utah · 2864 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2863 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2862 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, Utah · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.519 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 2855 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2847 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2845 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.630 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2842 days ago · -3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.014 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2839 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.3Utah · 2837 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.430 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2896 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.529 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.630 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.530 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.928 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 2897 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.830 km SE of Salina, Utah · 2897 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.830 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.030 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.216 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 2914 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.631 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2915 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.830 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2918 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNW of Beaver, UT · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.818 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2922 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60302832. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.