Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km N of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km N of Fayette, Utah on Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 6:44 PM MDT (00:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km SSE of Eureka, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-10-10 00:44:33 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.374° N, 111.891° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2915 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 2914 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.78 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2908 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.99 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2908 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.79 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.99 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2908 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.69 km SE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.030 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2898 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.830 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.830 km SE of Salina, Utah · 2898 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.928 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.530 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2898 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.630 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2898 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.529 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.430 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2897 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.65 km SE of Salina, Utah · 2897 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.59 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.79 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2889 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.59 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2885 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.622 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 2883 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.86 km N of Fairview, Utah · 2883 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.19 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2876 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.77 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2868 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.0Utah · 2865 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.8Utah · 2865 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2864 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2863 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, Utah · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.519 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 2856 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2916 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.830 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2919 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2930 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60300222. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.