Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Utah on Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 9:26 AM MST (16:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km SW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-12-27 16:26:13 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.057° N, 112.765° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.9Utah · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2829 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.65 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2827 days ago · -3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2827 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.98 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2826 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 2826 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 2820 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.58 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.87 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2816 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.820 km NNE of Paragonah, Utah · 2813 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.57 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.619 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 2810 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2809 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.920 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 2808 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2798 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.66 km W of Koosharem, Utah · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.511 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2791 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.811 km NNW of Alton, UT · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNW of Alton, Utah · 2791 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.86 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2786 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.721 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.010 km NNE of Panguitch, Utah · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.79 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2784 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.39 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2784 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 19
  29. 2.27 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 4.08 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 85
  31. 1.88 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.69 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.79 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.68 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.89 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.68 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.78 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.420 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2778 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.99 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2776 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 25
  40. 1.69 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.09 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2776 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.632 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 2835 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 2836 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2837 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.014 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2840 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.08 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.88 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2841 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.87 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2844 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2845 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2846 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.319 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2856 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.510 km SE of Annabella, Utah · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.97 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2861 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2862 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.8Utah · 2863 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.0Utah · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60308337. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.