M2.6 earthquake 16 km S of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km S of Levan, Utah on Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 5:38 PM MST (00:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.59	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.135 · 12 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.135 · 12 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60273402 (also filed as us2000ddj3). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.