M2.2 earthquake 9 km S of Beaver, Utah
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km S of Beaver, Utah on Sun, Jul 13, 1986, 10:08 AM MDT (16:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km SE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-13 16:08:59 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.189° N, 112.629° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.84 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.45 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.15 km NW of Joseph, Utah · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.89 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14671 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.68 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14671 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.48 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.714 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 14665 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.110 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 14659 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.410 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 14648 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.720 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50029525. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.