Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah on Sun, May 16, 1982, 10:10 PM MDT (04:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-17 04:10:06 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.718° N, 113.810° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
5

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16183 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.04 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16173 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.92 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNW of Enterprise, Utah · 16156 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.512 km WSW of Santa Clara, Utah · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.022 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.116 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16220 days ago · -3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.016 km E of Newcastle, Utah · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004475. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.