Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km W of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Junction, Utah on Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 1:09 PM MST (20:09 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-01-29 20:09:59 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.248° N, 112.303° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3168 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.714 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3164 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.57 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3162 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3157 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.028 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 3152 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.68 km WNW of Hatch, Utah · 3140 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 16
  11. 1.64 km NW of Summit, Utah · 3138 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3133 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.60 km N of Joseph, Utah · 3133 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3129 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.01 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  16. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.01 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.72 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.21 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.61 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.01 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 3.12 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 14
  24. 1.72 km W of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.71 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.83 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3118 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.812 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 3113 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3112 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3111 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3111 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.41 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3111 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.05 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3171 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.27 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3174 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.78 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.48 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3178 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.97 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3178 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.99 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 3179 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.76 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3182 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.16 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 3183 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.312 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Holden, Utah · 3186 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.321 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3189 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.921 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3190 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.321 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3191 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.521 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3191 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.523 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.312 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3195 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60266297. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.