Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Orderville, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Orderville, Utah on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 3:39 AM MST (10:39 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km NW of Cane Beds, Arizona. 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
2021-01-08 10:39:12 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.197° N, 112.702° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.1Arizona · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, Utah · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Hatch, Utah · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.64 km NW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.09 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2073 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.723 km E of Littlefield, Arizona · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, Utah · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.710 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.629 km W of Big Water, Utah · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.326 km WSW of Big Water, Utah · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.915 km NW of Alton, Utah · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.26 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.814 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 2037 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.721 km SE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2035 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, Utah · 2033 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km SW of Santa Clara, Utah · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.639 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, Utah · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, Utah · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.69 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.614 km ENE of Springdale, Utah · 2121 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSW of Kaibab, Arizona · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60423772. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.