Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km SSW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Joseph, Utah on Mon, May 27, 2019, 2:05 PM MDT (20:05 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-05-27 20:05:01 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.589° N, 112.237° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2683 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2681 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.69 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2681 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.45 km SW of Joseph, Utah · 2680 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Marysvale, Utah · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.517 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2671 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.79 km S of Beaver, Utah · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2648 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2641 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.66 km S of Joseph, Utah · 2639 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.616 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2629 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2627 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 2685 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.916 km S of Levan, Utah · 2686 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.7Utah · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.917 km NE of Milford, Utah · 2690 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.09 km SSW of Milford, Utah · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2699 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.86 km N of Joseph, Utah · 2703 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2708 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60326082. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.