M2.3 earthquake 10 km SSE of Beaver, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 3:47 PM MDT

UTC

2017-08-15 21:47:20 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.189° N, 112.607° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

19

• Beaver, UtahPopulation 3,007. Forecast10 kmSSE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast69 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast242 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast529 kmN

After

1. 2.316 km S of Beaver, UtahThu, Aug 17, 2:40 AM MDT · 3336 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.810 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Aug 18, 6:14 AM MDT · 3335 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.97 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Aug 18, 6:15 AM MDT · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Aug 18, 7:54 AM MDT · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.89 km E of Brian Head, UtahSun, Aug 20, 12:23 AM MDT · 3333 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.911 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Aug 21, 8:45 PM MDT · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, UtahMon, Sep 4, 5:57 PM MDT · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.716 km NW of Parowan, UtahTue, Sep 5, 12:12 AM MDT · 3317 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.610 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Sep 6, 10:26 AM MDT · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.719 km ENE of Beaver, UtahTue, Sep 12, 5:03 AM MDT · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.911 km SSW of Hatch, UtahThu, Sep 14, 5:58 AM MDT · 3308 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.821 km S of Brian Head, UtahThu, Sep 21, 5:24 AM MDT · 3301 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
13. 3.35 km ESE of Monroe, UtahSat, Sep 23, 10:38 PM MDT · 3298 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 53
14. 2.66 km SE of Monroe, UtahSat, Sep 23, 10:39 PM MDT · 3298 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.67 km ESE of Monroe, UtahSun, Sep 24, 9:43 AM MDT · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.76 km SW of Kanosh, UtahTue, Sep 26, 5:08 AM MDT · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.92 km SSW of Aurora, UtahWed, Sep 27, 7:01 PM MDT · 3294 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
18. 1.813 km ESE of Minersville, UtahFri, Sep 29, 2:34 AM MDT · 3293 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.113 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Sep 30, 11:20 PM MDT · 3291 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.68 km ESE of Monroe, UtahMon, Oct 2, 12:12 AM MDT · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
21. 3.027 km SW of Minersville, UtahSat, Oct 7, 7:33 AM MDT · 3285 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, UtahThu, Aug 10, 3:19 PM MDT · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.115 km WSW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Aug 4, 3:19 PM MDT · 3349 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.820 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Aug 1, 5:36 AM MDT · 3352 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.31 km SE of Beaver, UtahThu, Jul 27, 10:32 AM MDT · 3357 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.67 km WSW of Milford, UtahWed, Jul 26, 10:29 PM MDT · 3357 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60226222. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.