Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km W of Thatcher, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km W of Thatcher, Utah on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 10:53 PM MDT (04:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 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
2026-05-01 04:53:35 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.682° N, 112.382° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Thatcher, Utah · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.510 km ENE of Mountain Green, Utah · 149 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.98 km WSW of Thatcher, Utah · 141 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.13 km WNW of Huntsville, Utah · 141 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.59 km ENE of Avon, Utah · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.0Utah · 133 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 132 days ago · -3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 131 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.010 km W of Garden, Utah · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 128 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  11. 1.918 km SW of Howell, Utah · 124 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.22 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.62 km SE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.22 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.12 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.42 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.82 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.62 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  24. 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.53 km ENE of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.42 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.74 km NE of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.02 km ESE of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.62 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 110 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.326 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 110 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.525 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 109 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.612 km E of Millville, Utah · 100 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 19
  33. 2.012 km E of Millville, Utah · 100 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.553 km SW of Howell, Utah · 157 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.853 km SW of Howell, Utah · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Lewiston, Utah · 175 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.023 km NNW of Snowville, Utah · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSW of Snowville, Utah · 181 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80138601. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.