Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of West Point, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of West Point, Utah on Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 3:34 AM MDT (09:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSW of Henefer, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-08-14 09:34:57 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.099° N, 112.111° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km SW of Howell, Utah · 2965 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.313 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 2954 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.712 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 2952 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.911 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 2951 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.311 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 2950 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.511 km SSW of Henefer, Utah · 2945 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.411 km SSW of Henefer, Utah · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.611 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 2943 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.514 km NNW of Henefer, Utah · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.014 km ESE of Huntsville, Utah · 2930 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.616 km N of Summit Park, Utah · 2923 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.751 km SW of Howell, Utah · 2975 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.515 km E of North Logan, Utah · 2978 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60292757. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.