M2.3 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 7:38 AM MST

UTC

2018-12-26 14:38:00 UTC

Depth

-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.693° N, 112.557° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

23

• Elsinore, UtahPopulation 857. Forecast36 kmW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast121 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast188 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast585 kmN

After

1. 2.1UtahThu, Dec 27, 9:26 AM MST · 2835 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.319 km N of Paragonah, UtahSun, Dec 30, 1:55 PM MST · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.9UtahWed, Jan 2, 8:47 AM MST · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
4. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 8:55 AM MST · 2829 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 9:03 AM MST · 2829 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 2, 10:18 AM MST · 2829 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
7. 2.65 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 6:11 AM MST · 2827 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.58 km NE of Fremont, UtahFri, Jan 4, 10:29 AM MST · 2827 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 3:03 PM MST · 2827 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 4, 4:34 PM MST · 2826 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.68 km NNW of Marysvale, UtahFri, Jan 4, 5:30 PM MST · 2826 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, UtahFri, Jan 11, 1:44 AM MST · 2820 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.58 km N of Marysvale, UtahMon, Jan 14, 3:58 PM MST · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, UtahMon, Jan 14, 5:47 PM MST · 2816 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.820 km NNE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Jan 18, 3:35 PM MST · 2813 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.57 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 18, 11:42 PM MST · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, UtahTue, Jan 22, 12:14 PM MST · 2809 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.59 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Feb 1, 8:03 PM MST · 2798 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.66 km W of Koosharem, UtahThu, Feb 7, 10:25 AM MST · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Feb 11, 11:59 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 1:28 AM MST · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 12, 3:14 PM MST · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 4:22 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.017 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 8:33 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
25. 1.717 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 9:08 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.518 km SW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 9:08 AM MST · 2787 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
27. 2.217 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 12:21 PM MST · 2787 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.718 km WSW of Emery, UtahWed, Feb 13, 5:34 PM MST · 2786 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.530 km SW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 1:49 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.717 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 7:41 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
31. 1.819 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 10:16 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Feb 14, 10:28 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Feb 14, 11:00 AM MST · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 1:20 PM MST · 2786 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahThu, Feb 14, 1:48 PM MST · 2786 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.010 km NNE of Panguitch, UtahFri, Feb 15, 10:13 PM MST · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.79 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Feb 16, 2:28 PM MST · 2784 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
38. 3.39 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Feb 16, 3:05 PM MST · 2784 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 19
39. 2.017 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Feb 16, 4:32 PM MST · 2783 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
40. 2.27 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:05 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
41. 4.08 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:05 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 85
42. 1.88 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:42 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.69 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:47 AM MST · 2780 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
44. 1.79 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:49 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
45. 1.68 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 12:51 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.89 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 1:35 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
47. 1.68 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 3:22 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
48. 1.78 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Feb 20, 3:52 AM MST · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
49. 2.420 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Feb 21, 7:55 PM MST · 2778 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.717 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Feb 23, 4:50 PM MST · 2776 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, UtahTue, Dec 25, 3:17 PM MST · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.014 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Dec 24, 1:25 AM MST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 22, 12:56 AM MST · 2840 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 2:08 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Dec 21, 4:15 AM MST · 2841 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, UtahThu, Dec 20, 10:01 PM MST · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
7. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, UtahTue, Dec 18, 12:12 AM MST · 2844 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSat, Dec 15, 7:29 PM MST · 2846 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.710 km NW of Fayette, UtahTue, Dec 11, 3:28 PM MST · 2851 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.319 km WSW of Minersville, UtahThu, Dec 6, 1:18 PM MST · 2856 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, UtahTue, Dec 4, 9:11 PM MST · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 1, 5:18 AM MST · 2861 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, UtahFri, Nov 30, 3:09 AM MST · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.8UtahThu, Nov 29, 1:53 AM MST · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.0UtahWed, Nov 28, 10:51 PM MST · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60308232. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.