Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km SSW of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Beaver, Utah on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 8:22 AM MDT (14:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-10-16 14:22:49 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.094° N, 112.728° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
17

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2542 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.617 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2541 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.58 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.511 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2525 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.615 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2524 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.37 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.48 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.725 km NE of Newcastle, Utah · 2519 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.03 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.79 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.57 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 2504 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.5Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2492 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.919 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.024 km NW of Escalante, Utah · 2486 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2545 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2553 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.916 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.68 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.47 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.68 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.18 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.57 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.4Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.58 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.614 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2571 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60345547. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.