Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Emery, Utah on Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 6:44 PM MST (01:44 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-12-30 01:44:55 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.962° N, 111.319° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.54
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km W of Orangeville, Utah · 2832 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.9Utah · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.85 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2827 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.65 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2827 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.58 km NE of Fremont, Utah · 2827 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2827 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2827 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2827 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.610 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2825 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2817 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.57 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2809 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2802 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.610 km WNW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2800 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.66 km W of Koosharem, Utah · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.60 km ENE of Scofield, Utah · 2792 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.00 km NNE of Scofield, Utah · 2792 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.90 km ENE of Scofield, Utah · 2792 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.71 km SE of Scofield, Utah · 2792 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.215 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2790 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.815 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.815 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.915 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2790 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.615 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2790 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.315 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.714 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 2790 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.816 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.917 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.915 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  34. 1.615 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.815 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.813 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.815 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.816 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.915 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.716 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.816 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2789 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.115 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.815 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.015 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.516 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.914 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.614 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.715 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.616 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.015 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.017 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.717 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.518 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.815 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.217 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.718 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.511 km W of Nephi, Utah · 2838 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Manti, Utah · 2838 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.814 km E of Manti, Utah · 2839 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.815 km ESE of Manti, Utah · 2840 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.915 km ESE of Manti, Utah · 2842 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.615 km ESE of Manti, Utah · 2842 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.114 km E of Manti, Utah · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.630 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2845 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2848 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2849 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2849 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2850 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.76 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2850 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.37 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2850 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60308432. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.