Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SW of New Harmony, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SW of New Harmony, Utah on Thu, May 31, 2018, 5:30 AM MDT (11:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona. 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
2018-05-31 11:30:40 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.416° N, 113.392° 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, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 3046 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.611 km SE of Panaca, Nevada · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.725 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 3044 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.9Utah · 3041 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.79 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3037 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.410 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 3036 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.815 km ENE of Kanab, Utah · 3034 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.814 km NE of Kanab, Utah · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 3033 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.67 km ESE of Scenic, Arizona · 3023 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.520 km ESE of Ursine, Nevada · 3022 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.611 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 3015 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 3015 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.738 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Saint George, Utah · 3000 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.012 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2999 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.622 km NW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 2997 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.820 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2995 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.612 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2994 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.810 km W of Hatch, Utah · 2991 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3052 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3052 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.311 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.617 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.98 km E of Washington, Utah · 3058 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.79 km E of Springdale, Utah · 3058 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3075 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.78 km SW of Hurricane, Utah · 3075 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60284112. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.