Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 7:23 PM MDT (01:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km NW of Panguitch, 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
2018-09-22 01:23:47 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.171° N, 112.063° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2927 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.512 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2922 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2916 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.612 km E of Kanab, Utah · 2915 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.912 km ESE of Hatch, Utah · 2892 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.76 km N of Alton, Utah · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.712 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 2889 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.535 km NNW of Supai, Arizona · 2888 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.611 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2888 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.533 km NNW of Supai, Arizona · 2885 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.77 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2873 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Kanab, Utah · 2872 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.85 km WSW of Kanab, Utah · 2872 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km SE of Alton, Utah · 2938 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.516 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 2949 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60297337. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.