Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37 km W of Veyo, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km W of Veyo, Utah on Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 2:17 PM MDT (20:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km SSE of Saint George, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-27 20:17:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.391° N, 114.108° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2888 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.618 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2886 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.518 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.814 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2869 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.82 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2866 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.624 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 2851 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.836 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.513 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2845 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.917 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2840 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 94
  11. 1.617 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2840 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2839 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.79 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.88 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.59 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2896 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.934 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2899 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.915 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2906 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.911 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2919 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00663115. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.