Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 28 km N of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km N of Beaver, Utah on Sun, Feb 9, 1986, 7:42 PM MST (02:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km E of Scipio, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-10 02:42:06 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.531° N, 112.614° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 14811 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14798 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14798 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.69 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14798 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14798 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.89 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.010 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.79 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14797 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.06 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14795 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.81 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 14785 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.99 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14781 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km N of Joseph, Utah · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028345. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.