M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSE of Beaver, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Beaver, Utah on Thu, Nov 25, 1982, 7:35 AM MST (14:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km SSE of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-25 14:35:02 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.174° N, 112.601° 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, 22.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.45 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.715 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.62 km E of Annabella, Utah · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.012 km NW of Richfield, Utah · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 1.915 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.821 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.721 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.515 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.39 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.25 km SW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007690. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.