Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NE of Hildale, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Hildale, Utah on Thu, Feb 1, 2018, 1:33 AM MST (08:33 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km WNW of Hatch, 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
2018-02-01 08:33:52 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.042° N, 112.927° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km S of Saint George, Utah · 3159 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.831 km WSW of Big Water, Utah · 3157 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3157 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.68 km WNW of Hatch, Utah · 3140 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  6. 1.64 km NW of Summit, Utah · 3138 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Moccasin, Arizona · 3133 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3128 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.812 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.44 km ESE of Washington, Utah · 3111 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.911 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3109 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.34 km E of Washington, Utah · 3108 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.122 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.123 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.312 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3195 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.915 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 3196 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60266572. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.