Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km NW of Loa, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Loa, Utah on Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 10:40 PM MDT (04:40 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km NW of Loa, 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
2018-03-22 04:40:05 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.422° N, 111.661° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.21 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.61 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.01 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.12 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 14
  5. 1.72 km W of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.71 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.83 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3117 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3111 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3111 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3111 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.41 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3111 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.21 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3106 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.52 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  20. 1.81 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3105 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.318 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 3102 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.07 km ESE of Monroe, Utah · 3101 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3088 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3084 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.88 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3084 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3084 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.99 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3083 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.69 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3083 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.78 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 3072 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.510 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 3066 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.01 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3118 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.60 km N of Joseph, Utah · 3132 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3132 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60274897. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.