Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km ESE of Kanab, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Kanab, Utah on Mon, Oct 1, 2018, 2:27 AM MDT (08:27 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km NW of Panguitch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-10-01 08:27:21 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.024° N, 112.394° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2916 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.612 km E of Kanab, Utah · 2915 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.62 km SSE of Enoch, Utah · 2913 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Enoch, Utah · 2901 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.113 km E of Supai, Arizona · 2896 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.912 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 2892 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.76 km N of Alton, Utah · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2889 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.535 km NNW of Supai, Arizona · 2888 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.533 km NNW of Supai, Arizona · 2885 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2873 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Kanab, Utah · 2872 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Kanab, Utah · 2872 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.610 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2865 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.8Utah · 2932 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSW of Enoch, Utah · 2936 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.510 km SE of Alton, Utah · 2938 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.54 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 2947 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.516 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 2949 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60298567. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.