Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km NNW of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Fayette, Utah on Mon, Jul 9, 2018, 1:46 PM MDT (19:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 26 km W of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-07-09 19:46:48 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.352° N, 111.906° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 2991 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.827 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.926 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2977 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.826 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2977 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2967 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.812 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2967 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.811 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2966 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.713 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2964 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.210 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2948 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2948 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km WNW of Genola, Utah · 3012 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.6Utah · 3032 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.618 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 3032 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60288312. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.