M1.8 earthquake 14 km WNW of Veyo, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Veyo, Utah on Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 9:54 AM MST (16:54 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14 km SW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.82	Md, duration	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.141 · 8 stations
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.37 · 5 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60305487 (also filed as nn00666694). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.