Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km W of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km W of Kanosh, Utah on Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 9:08 AM MDT (15:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 19 km N of Paragonah, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-10-07 15:08:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.757° N, 112.753° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2916 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 2914 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.930 km N of Beaver, Utah · 2912 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.819 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2910 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.216 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2908 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2906 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Salina, Utah · 2896 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.619 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2893 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  10. 2.519 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2891 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.019 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2889 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2882 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.418 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.19 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.0Utah · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.8Utah · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2861 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, Utah · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 2919 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNW of Beaver, UT · 2921 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.818 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2921 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.927 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.929 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2939 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.127 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.030 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.926 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.327 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.826 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.626 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2943 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60300012. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.