Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km N of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km N of Joseph, Utah on Thu, May 9, 2019, 7:09 AM MDT (13:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-05-09 13:09:22 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.681° N, 112.229° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2699 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.09 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.917 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2690 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.7Utah · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.916 km S of Levan, Utah · 2686 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.24 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.64 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.75 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2681 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.69 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2681 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.45 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2681 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.88 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2671 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.79 km S of Beaver, Utah · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2648 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2708 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.523 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2717 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.88 km W of Gunnison, Utah · 2720 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.913 km SE of Ephraim, Utah · 2722 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.912 km ENE of Scipio, Utah · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.511 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2723 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2723 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.49 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2723 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.730 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2725 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.19 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2726 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.929 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.527 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.031 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.830 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.728 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.128 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.929 km W of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.926 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.727 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2728 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60324362. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.