Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km ESE of Washington, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Washington, Utah on Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 5:53 PM MDT (23:53 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-03-29 23:53:21 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.121° N, 113.456° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
22

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3109 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.34 km E of Washington, Utah · 3107 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Hurricane, Utah · 3076 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3076 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.79 km E of Springdale, Utah · 3060 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.98 km E of Washington, Utah · 3059 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.617 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.311 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3054 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3054 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3053 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.519 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 3052 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3128 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Moccasin, Arizona · 3133 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Summit, Utah · 3137 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60275652 (also filed as nn00628185). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.