Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 8:03 AM MDT (14:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SSE of Joseph, 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
2021-08-11 14:03:19 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.865° N, 112.650° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.24 km E of New Harmony, Utah · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.010 km SE of New Harmony, Utah · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1885 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60452547. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.