Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km SW of Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Thatcher, Utah on Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 5:31 PM MDT (23:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 12 km SSW of Snowville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2026-03-22 23:31:21 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.582° N, 112.416° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km SW of Thatcher, Utah · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 181 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.023 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.92 km WNW of Lewiston, Utah · 175 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.853 km SW of Howell, Utah · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.553 km SW of Howell, Utah · 157 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.87 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 155 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.510 km ENE of Mountain Green, Utah · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.98 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 141 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.13 km WNW of Huntsville, Utah · 141 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Corinne, Utah · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.75 km NE of Magna, Utah · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Henefer, Utah · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80132946. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.