Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SSE of Independence, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Independence, Utah on Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 11:08 PM MDT (05:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 18 km ESE of Independence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-31 05:08:02 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.151° N, 111.169° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2887 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.59 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2883 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.622 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 2881 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Fairview, Utah · 2881 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.77 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2866 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.37 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2849 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.76 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2849 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2849 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2848 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2848 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.318 km ESE of Independence, Utah · 2844 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.211 km SW of Henefer, Utah · 2839 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.511 km W of Nephi, Utah · 2837 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2894 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.814 km NNW of Summit Park, Utah · 2899 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 282
  3. 1.613 km NNW of Summit Park, Utah · 2899 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.69 km SE of Eureka, Utah · 2904 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.99 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.63 km NNW of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 2906 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.79 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.99 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.78 km SSE of Eureka, Utah · 2906 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.712 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 2912 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.79 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2913 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60303092. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.