Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Joseph, Utah on Fri, May 31, 2019, 7:23 AM MDT (13:23 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-05-31 13:23:08 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.589° N, 112.257° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
19

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2681 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.45 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2681 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 2674 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2672 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.79 km S of Beaver, Utah · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2649 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2641 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Joseph, Utah · 2639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.616 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2629 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.716 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2623 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.64 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.24 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.17 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.916 km S of Levan, Utah · 2686 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.7Utah · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.917 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2690 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.09 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2700 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.86 km N of Joseph, Utah · 2703 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2708 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60326357. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.