Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SW of Hurricane, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Hurricane, Utah on Wed, May 2, 2018, 1:40 PM MDT (19:40 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-05-02 19:40:04 UTC
Depth
-3.5 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.130° N, 113.371° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3074 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.79 km E of Springdale, Utah · 3058 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.98 km E of Washington, Utah · 3058 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.617 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.311 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3052 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3052 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3052 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.519 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.710 km SW of New Harmony, Utah · 3046 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.925 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 3046 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.725 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 3044 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.79 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3037 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.410 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 3036 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.815 km ENE of Kanab, Utah · 3033 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.814 km NE of Kanab, Utah · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 3032 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of Scenic, Arizona · 3023 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.930 km S of Kaibab, Arizona · 3022 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60280232. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.