Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km S of Saint George, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km S of Saint George, Utah on Fri, Feb 9, 2018, 12:57 AM MST (07:57 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km W of Veyo, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-02-09 07:57:16 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.933° N, 113.550° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3158 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.112 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 3152 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Moccasin, Arizona · 3133 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3129 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.44 km ESE of Washington, Utah · 3111 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.34 km E of Washington, Utah · 3108 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3101 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.95 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3168 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.98 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.122 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.123 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.619 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.718 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60267547. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.