Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Joseph, Utah on Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 7:00 AM MDT (13:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 15 km N of Panguitch, 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
2019-07-12 13:00:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.565° N, 112.204° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SE of Paragonah, Utah · 2635 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2628 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.618 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.317 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.716 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2622 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.418 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2619 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 2619 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.411 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2617 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.810 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 2613 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.68 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2613 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.814 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2607 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.714 km N of Panguitch, UT · 2607 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.515 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2607 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.515 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2607 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.715 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.519 km NE of Scipio, Utah · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.2Utah · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.611 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 2601 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.110 km E of Scipio, Utah · 2601 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.614 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.76 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.36 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.220 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2640 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.025 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2647 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60331112. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.