M1.6 earthquake 31 km SW of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 5:51 PM MDT

UTC

2018-10-08 23:51:28 UTC

Depth

12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.745° N, 111.533° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.49

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

15

• Salina, UtahPopulation 2,521. Forecast37 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast139 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast166 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast591 kmN

After

1. 1.61 km NNE of Marysvale, UtahTue, Oct 9, 11:06 AM MDT · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.116 km N of Fayette, UtahTue, Oct 9, 6:44 PM MDT · 2915 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.79 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Oct 10, 4:05 AM MDT · 2914 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, UtahThu, Oct 11, 4:35 AM MDT · 2913 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.030 km WSW of Emery, UtahFri, Oct 26, 10:36 PM MDT · 2898 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.830 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 12:55 AM MDT · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.830 km SE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 12:56 AM MDT · 2898 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.928 km ESE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 1:38 AM MDT · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.530 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 2:08 AM MDT · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.630 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 3:45 AM MDT · 2898 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.529 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 9:15 AM MDT · 2897 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.430 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 9:51 AM MDT · 2897 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.94 km SSE of Bicknell, UtahSat, Oct 27, 11:41 AM MDT · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.65 km SE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 5:04 PM MDT · 2897 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.59 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Oct 28, 4:51 PM MDT · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.79 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 4, 12:47 PM MST · 2889 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.59 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 9, 2:17 AM MST · 2885 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.19 km WSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Nov 18, 12:45 AM MST · 2876 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.77 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 26, 12:20 AM MST · 2868 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.0UtahWed, Nov 28, 10:51 PM MST · 2865 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
21. 1.8UtahThu, Nov 29, 1:53 AM MST · 2865 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
22. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Nov 30, 3:09 AM MST · 2863 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 1, 5:18 AM MST · 2862 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, UtahTue, Dec 4, 9:11 PM MST · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.830 km SW of Emery, UtahFri, Oct 5, 2:13 PM MDT · 2919 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Sep 28, 11:30 PM MDT · 2926 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60300132. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.