Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SE of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Beaver, Utah on Thu, May 24, 2018, 8:02 AM MDT (14:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km SSE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2018-05-24 14:02:40 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.204° N, 112.565° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
13

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 3051 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.94 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 3050 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.726 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 3049 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.9Utah · 3040 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.825 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 3034 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.6Utah · 3032 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.416 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3027 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.810 km SW of Milford, Utah · 3026 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.016 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3026 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.516 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.116 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3013 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.116 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.615 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 3070 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.99 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.79 km SSE of Kanosh, Utah · 3082 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60283067. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.