M1.6 earthquake 30 km WSW of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 3:45 AM MDT

UTC

2018-10-27 09:45:32 UTC

Depth

3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.800° N, 111.564° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

148°

Stations used

8

• Salina, UtahPopulation 2,521. Forecast31 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast132 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast160 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast597 kmN

After

1. 1.529 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 9:15 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.430 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 9:51 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.94 km SSE of Bicknell, UtahSat, Oct 27, 11:41 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.65 km SE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 5:04 PM MDT · 2895 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.59 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Oct 28, 4:51 PM MDT · 2894 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.79 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 4, 12:47 PM MST · 2887 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.59 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 9, 2:17 AM MST · 2883 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.86 km N of Fairview, UtahSun, Nov 11, 2:55 AM MST · 2881 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.19 km WSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Nov 18, 12:45 AM MST · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.77 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 26, 12:20 AM MST · 2866 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.0UtahWed, Nov 28, 10:51 PM MST · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.8UtahThu, Nov 29, 1:53 AM MST · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Nov 30, 3:09 AM MST · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 1, 5:18 AM MST · 2861 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, UtahTue, Dec 4, 9:11 PM MST · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.519 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSat, Dec 8, 5:36 AM MST · 2854 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.710 km NW of Fayette, UtahTue, Dec 11, 3:28 PM MST · 2850 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, UtahTue, Dec 18, 12:12 AM MST · 2844 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.630 km ENE of Torrey, UtahTue, Dec 18, 7:11 AM MST · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
20. 3.114 km E of Manti, UtahThu, Dec 20, 5:49 AM MST · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
21. 1.615 km ESE of Manti, UtahThu, Dec 20, 5:55 AM MST · 2842 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.915 km ESE of Manti, UtahThu, Dec 20, 7:15 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, UtahThu, Dec 20, 10:01 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
24. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 4:15 AM MST · 2841 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 2:08 PM MST · 2840 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 22, 12:56 AM MST · 2840 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.815 km ESE of Manti, UtahSat, Dec 22, 3:03 AM MST · 2840 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
28. 1.814 km E of Manti, UtahSun, Dec 23, 4:22 AM MST · 2839 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.014 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Dec 24, 1:25 AM MST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.915 km E of Manti, UtahMon, Dec 24, 7:54 AM MST · 2838 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, UtahTue, Dec 25, 3:17 PM MST · 2836 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 1.530 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 2:08 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.928 km ESE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 1:38 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.830 km SE of Salina, UtahSat, Oct 27, 12:56 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.830 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 27, 12:55 AM MDT · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.030 km WSW of Emery, UtahFri, Oct 26, 10:36 PM MDT · 2896 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, UtahThu, Oct 11, 4:35 AM MDT · 2912 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.79 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Oct 10, 4:05 AM MDT · 2913 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.116 km N of Fayette, UtahTue, Oct 9, 6:44 PM MDT · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.61 km NNE of Marysvale, UtahTue, Oct 9, 11:06 AM MDT · 2914 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.631 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Oct 8, 5:51 PM MDT · 2914 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.830 km SW of Emery, UtahFri, Oct 5, 2:13 PM MDT · 2917 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Sep 28, 11:30 PM MDT · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60302792. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.