Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km SE of Holden, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Holden, Utah on Sat, Jan 13, 2018, 11:35 PM MST (06:35 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km SW of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

Fillmore forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-01-14 06:35:32 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.998° N, 112.147° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.16 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3183 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.76 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3183 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.99 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 3180 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.97 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3178 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.48 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3178 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.78 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.27 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3174 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.05 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3171 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.57 km W of Junction, Utah · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.08 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.3Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.714 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3164 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.57 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3162 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.028 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 3152 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.616 km S of Levan, Utah · 3134 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3133 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.60 km N of Joseph, Utah · 3133 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.321 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3190 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.921 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.321 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3191 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.521 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3191 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.523 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.68 km E of Spring City, Utah · 3199 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 3202 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Spring City, Utah · 3202 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 3211 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.023 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3213 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.224 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3215 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60265132. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.