Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Utah on Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 11:47 PM MDT (05:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SW of Circleville, 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
2018-06-14 05:47:21 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.749° N, 111.681° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.014 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 3006 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.116 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3004 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.315 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 2992 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.827 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.926 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.826 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2978 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.022 km SSE of Antimony, Utah · 2977 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 3032 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 3048 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 3050 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.610 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 3052 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.76 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 3060 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60285882. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.