Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Leeds, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Leeds, Utah on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 11:50 AM MST (18:50 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-01-28 18:50:58 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.173° N, 113.411° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3167 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.819 km S of Saint George, Utah · 3159 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3157 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 3151 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.68 km WNW of Hatch, Utah · 3140 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 16
  6. 1.64 km NW of Summit, Utah · 3138 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Moccasin, Arizona · 3133 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3128 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.122 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.123 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.312 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3195 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.915 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 3196 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.415 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3197 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60266222. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.