M1.6 earthquake 20 km S of Beaver, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Beaver, Utah on Sun, Jul 18, 1982, 6:33 AM MDT (12:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 10 km NE of Paragonah, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-18 12:33:49 UTC
- Depth
- 1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.094° N, 112.651° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 171°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 16137 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.018 km W of Hatch, Utah · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.517 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 16133 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.65 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16101 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.25 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16100 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.021 km WNW of Boulder Town, Utah · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16152 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005220. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.