M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Joseph, Utah

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Dec 25, 2018, 3:17 PM MST

UTC

2018-12-25 22:17:30 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.558° N, 112.264° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

15

• Monroe, UtahPopulation 2,293. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast120 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast193 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast568 kmN

After

1. 2.3UtahWed, Dec 26, 7:38 AM MST · 2836 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.1UtahThu, Dec 27, 9:26 AM MST · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.57 km NW of Emery, UtahSat, Dec 29, 6:44 PM MST · 2832 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.319 km N of Paragonah, UtahSun, Dec 30, 1:55 PM MST · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.9UtahWed, Jan 2, 8:47 AM MST · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
6. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 8:55 AM MST · 2829 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 9:03 AM MST · 2829 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 10:18 AM MST · 2829 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.65 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 6:11 AM MST · 2827 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.58 km NE of Fremont, UtahFri, Jan 4, 10:29 AM MST · 2827 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 3:03 PM MST · 2827 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 4:34 PM MST · 2826 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.68 km NNW of Marysvale, UtahFri, Jan 4, 5:30 PM MST · 2826 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, UtahFri, Jan 11, 1:44 AM MST · 2820 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.58 km N of Marysvale, UtahMon, Jan 14, 3:58 PM MST · 2816 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, UtahMon, Jan 14, 5:47 PM MST · 2816 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.820 km NNE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Jan 18, 3:35 PM MST · 2813 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.57 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 18, 11:42 PM MST · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, UtahTue, Jan 22, 12:14 PM MST · 2809 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.59 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Feb 1, 8:03 PM MST · 2798 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.66 km W of Koosharem, UtahThu, Feb 7, 10:25 AM MST · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
22. 1.816 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 10:27 AM MST · 2789 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.917 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 10:54 AM MST · 2789 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.915 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 11:15 AM MST · 2789 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
25. 1.615 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 11:57 AM MST · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.815 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 12:58 PM MST · 2789 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.813 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 5:19 PM MST · 2788 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.815 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 5:33 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.816 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 7:56 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.915 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 8:36 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.716 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 9:16 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.816 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 9:42 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 11:59 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 1:28 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.115 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 3:37 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.815 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 5:09 AM MST · 2788 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
37. 2.015 km SW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 5:27 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.516 km SW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 6:20 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.914 km SW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 6:37 AM MST · 2788 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.614 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 6:51 AM MST · 2788 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.715 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 7:48 AM MST · 2788 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.616 km SW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 8:16 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
43. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 3:14 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 4:22 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.015 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 7:37 AM MST · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
46. 2.017 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 8:33 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
47. 1.717 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 9:08 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
48. 1.518 km SW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 9:08 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
49. 1.815 km SW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 11:58 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
50. 2.217 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 12:21 PM MST · 2787 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.718 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 5:34 PM MST · 2786 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.517 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 8:26 PM MST · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
53. 1.530 km SW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 1:49 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.516 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 3:59 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.815 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 5:29 AM MST · 2786 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.717 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 7:41 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.615 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 8:43 AM MST · 2786 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
58. 1.819 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 10:16 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Feb 14, 10:28 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
60. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Feb 14, 11:00 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 2.014 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Dec 24, 1:25 AM MST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 22, 12:56 AM MST · 2840 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 2:08 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 4:15 AM MST · 2841 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, UtahThu, Dec 20, 10:01 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
6. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, UtahTue, Dec 18, 12:12 AM MST · 2844 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM MST · 2846 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.710 km NW of Fayette, UtahTue, Dec 11, 3:28 PM MST · 2851 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.519 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSat, Dec 8, 5:36 AM MST · 2854 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.319 km WSW of Minersville, UtahThu, Dec 6, 1:18 PM MST · 2856 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, UtahTue, Dec 4, 9:11 PM MST · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 1, 5:18 AM MST · 2861 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Nov 30, 3:09 AM MST · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.8UtahThu, Nov 29, 1:53 AM MST · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.0UtahWed, Nov 28, 10:51 PM MST · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60308187. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.