M1.8 earthquake 1 km NW of Loa, Utah

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 9:26 PM MDT

UTC

2018-03-22 03:26:06 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.411° N, 111.657° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

18

• Loa, UtahPopulation 588. Forecast2 kmNW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast148 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast203 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast553 kmN

After

1. 2.01 km NNW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 21, 9:30 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.72 km NW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 21, 10:40 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.21 km NW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 21, 11:00 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.61 km NNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 6:38 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.01 km WNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 7:14 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
6. 3.12 km NNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 7:21 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
7. 1.72 km W of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 7:39 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 9:27 AM MDT · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.61 km NW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 1:00 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.61 km NW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 3:40 PM MDT · 3116 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 3:45 PM MDT · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.71 km NNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 4:17 PM MDT · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.83 km NW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 4:25 PM MDT · 3116 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 22, 9:58 PM MDT · 3116 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
15. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, UtahFri, Mar 23, 1:58 AM MDT · 3116 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.61 km NW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 28, 6:01 PM MDT · 3110 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 29, 3:42 AM MDT · 3110 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, UtahThu, Mar 29, 3:51 AM MDT · 3110 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.41 km NNW of Loa, UtahThu, Mar 29, 3:57 AM MDT · 3110 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.21 km NW of Loa, UtahMon, Apr 2, 7:24 PM MDT · 3105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
21. 3.52 km NW of Loa, UtahTue, Apr 3, 2:26 PM MDT · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
22. 1.81 km NNW of Loa, UtahTue, Apr 3, 2:31 PM MDT · 3105 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.318 km N of Panguitch, UtahFri, Apr 6, 4:26 PM MDT · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, UtahSat, Apr 7, 5:04 AM MDT · 3101 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
25. 2.07 km ESE of Monroe, UtahSun, Apr 8, 2:54 AM MDT · 3100 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, UtahFri, Apr 20, 3:13 PM MDT · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 25, 7:02 AM MDT · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.88 km SSE of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 25, 7:03 AM MDT · 3083 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 25, 7:37 AM MDT · 3083 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.99 km SSE of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 25, 12:00 PM MDT · 3083 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.69 km SSE of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 25, 12:06 PM MDT · 3083 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
32. 1.78 km ESE of Glenwood, UtahSun, May 6, 11:20 PM MDT · 3071 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.510 km ESE of Scipio, UtahSat, May 12, 5:49 PM MDT · 3065 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.81 km NW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 21, 6:35 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
2. 3.01 km NW of Loa, UtahWed, Mar 21, 6:27 PM MDT · 3117 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
3. 1.60 km N of Joseph, UtahThu, Mar 8, 12:22 AM MST · 3131 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, UtahWed, Mar 7, 10:26 AM MST · 3132 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60274887. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.