Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Mon, May 28, 2018, 2:53 PM MDT (20:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SSE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-05-28 20:53:49 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.599° N, 112.595° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
14

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Utah · 3040 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.825 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 3033 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.6Utah · 3032 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.416 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.810 km SW of Milford, Utah · 3026 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3025 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3013 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.116 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 3050 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.610 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 3052 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 3064 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.78 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 3070 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60283552. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.