Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Orderville, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Orderville, Utah on Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km NE of Hatch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-08-27 00:24:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.299° N, 112.698° 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, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km N of Summit, Utah · 36 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 36 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 35 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.77 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 31 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.47 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 29 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.87 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 27 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.618 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 26 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.15 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.612 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 19 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.97 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 19 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 16 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.010 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 14 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.78 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.98 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.68 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.58 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.513 km NE of Hatch, Utah · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.528 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.517 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.710 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.89 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 60 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.610 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 65 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80150521. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.