Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km WNW of Enoch, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Enoch, Utah on Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 8:31 PM MDT (02:31 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-10-18 02:31:48 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.813° N, 113.189° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
22

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km S of Enoch, Utah · 2901 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2897 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.88 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2897 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.537 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.619 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2894 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 13
  7. 1.912 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 2893 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2892 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.76 km N of Alton, Utah · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2890 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.019 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2889 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.618 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2886 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2882 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.418 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.77 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.814 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.610 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2866 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.319 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2856 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2847 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2907 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2909 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.91 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2909 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.216 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.819 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2911 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.930 km N of Beaver, Utah · 2913 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.71 km SW of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.82 km WSW of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSE of Enoch, Utah · 2914 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.810 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2917 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.620 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 2919 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNW of Beaver, UT · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.818 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2922 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60301212. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.