M3.0 earthquake 19 km ENE of Panguitch, Utah

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Panguitch, Utah on Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 11:16 AM MDT (17:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km ENE of Panguitch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.99	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.257934395690997 · 24 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.031 · 136 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 67.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80138421 (also filed as us7000sgr4). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.