Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km E of Washington, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km E of Washington, Utah on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 6:56 PM MDT (00:56 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-04-02 00:56:52 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.122° N, 113.455° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
14

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3099 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3081 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Hurricane, Utah · 3076 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3075 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.79 km E of Springdale, Utah · 3059 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.98 km E of Washington, Utah · 3059 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.617 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.311 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3053 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3053 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.519 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 3051 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of New Harmony, Utah · 3047 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.925 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 3047 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 3108 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.44 km ESE of Washington, Utah · 3110 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.822 km W of Enoch, Utah · 3127 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Moccasin, Arizona · 3132 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.64 km NW of Summit, Utah · 3136 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60275862 (also filed as nn00628570). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.