Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NE of Hildale, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Hildale, Utah on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 4:44 PM MST (23:44 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Kanarraville, 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
2026-02-26 23:44:01 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.050° N, 112.899° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km S of Kanarraville, Utah · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.47 km NNW of Leeds, Utah · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 209 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.66 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.67 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 204 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 204 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 201 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 199 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.929 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 198 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.70 km S of Summit, Utah · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 190 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSW of Enterprise, Utah · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.63 km NW of Toquerville, Utah · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.715 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 186 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.914 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 185 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.912 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 174 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.611 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 174 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.211 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 174 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.911 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 174 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.511 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 173 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.511 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 173 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.612 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 173 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 3.01 km W of Kanarraville, Utah · 166 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 23
  27. 1.67 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 163 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km E of Springdale, Utah · 228 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Cedar City, Utah · 233 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.722 km SW of Big Water, Utah · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.818 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 235 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.65 km W of Enoch, Utah · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 240 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Enoch, Utah · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.95 km SE of Centennial Park, Arizona · 245 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80130726. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.