Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km ENE of Milford, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Milford, Utah on Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 4:17 PM MST (23:17 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 26 km SW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2023-02-23 23:17:44 UTC
Depth
-0.4 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.483° N, 112.844° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
16

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1318 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.126 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.720 km SW of Minersville, Utah · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.09 km E of Beaver, Utah · 1289 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.118 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.6Utah · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1279 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.6Utah · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.818 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.118 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.118 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.55 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 1272 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 1272 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.716 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1270 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1319 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km W of Summit, Utah · 1327 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.710 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.7Utah · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1340 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.3Utah · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 1342 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60532016. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.