Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona on Thu, Jan 7, 1982, 9:21 AM MST (16:21 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-07 16:21:45 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.969° N, 112.880° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003570 (also filed as usp0001hxg). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.