Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km SSE of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Beaver, Utah on Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 4:35 AM MDT (10:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-10-06 10:35:56 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.134° N, 112.571° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2545 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.721 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 2542 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2542 days ago · -3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.617 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2541 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.511 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2525 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.615 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2524 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.37 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Newcastle, Utah · 2519 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.85 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2517 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.03 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.79 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.57 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.710 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 2504 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.5Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.916 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.68 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.47 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.18 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.57 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.4Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.58 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.614 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2571 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.17 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2573 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.616 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.17 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.99 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 2576 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.77 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2577 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.58 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2577 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60344512. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.