Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNW of Helper, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Helper, Utah on Tue, Feb 6, 2018, 11:10 AM MST (18:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km S of Levan, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-02-06 18:10:39 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.743° N, 110.896° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3158 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 3141 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.77 km ESE of Wellington, Utah · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.616 km S of Levan, Utah · 3134 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 3133 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.95 km SE of Wellington, Utah · 3114 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.918 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3112 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3111 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.518 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3111 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3111 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.818 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3111 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 3107 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.618 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 3103 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 3103 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.816 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 3181 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60267117. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.