Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Circleville, Utah on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:26 AM MDT (09:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 14 km NE of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-09-27 09:26:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.151° N, 112.303° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of Milford, Utah · 26 hr ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km NE of Hatch, Utah · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.914 km NE of Milford, Utah · 8 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.823 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.115 km NE of Milford, Utah · 8 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Salina, Utah · 9 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.815 km NE of Milford, Utah · 10 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.816 km NE of Milford, Utah · 10 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.615 km NE of Milford, Utah · 10 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.915 km NE of Milford, Utah · 10 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.610 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.216 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.116 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.515 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.612 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.615 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.916 km NE of Milford, Utah · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.016 km NE of Milford, Utah · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.816 km NE of Milford, Utah · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80008103. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.