Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km NW of Loa, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Loa, Utah on Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 1:00 PM MDT (19:00 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-03-22 19:00:30 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.413° N, 111.654° 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, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.71 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.83 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3116 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.61 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3110 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.71 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3110 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3110 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.41 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3110 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.21 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.52 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3104 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  13. 1.81 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3104 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.318 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 3101 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.07 km ESE of Monroe, Utah · 3100 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.821 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.88 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3083 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.99 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.69 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.78 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 3071 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.510 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 3065 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.72 km W of Loa, Utah · 3116 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.12 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  4. 2.01 km WNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.61 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.21 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.01 km NNW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.81 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.01 km NW of Loa, Utah · 3117 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.60 km N of Joseph, Utah · 3131 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 3131 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60274947. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.