Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km N of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Beaver, Utah on Wed, Apr 14, 1982, 12:21 PM MST (19:21 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-14 19:21:11 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.309° N, 112.647° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.015 km ENE of Newcastle, Utah · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.016 km E of Newcastle, Utah · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.116 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16220 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16199 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.97 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 16186 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16177 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.80.9 km W of Marysvale, UT · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.925 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004210. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.