M2.0 earthquake 10 km WSW of Portage, Utah
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Portage, Utah on Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 6:58 AM MST (13:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-12-17 13:58:33 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.935° N, 112.355° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km W of Woodruff, Utah · 2833 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.516 km ENE of North Logan, Utah · 2801 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60307372. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.