Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km S of Washington, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km S of Washington, Utah on Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 7:05 AM MDT (13:05 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km SSE of Saint George, 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
2019-04-08 13:05:54 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.038° N, 113.499° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
14

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.836 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.551 km ESE of Littlefield, Arizona · 2732 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.815 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2730 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.71 km WSW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2727 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.619 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2714 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.112 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2711 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.67 km SE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2710 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.014 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2702 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.735 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2702 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 2698 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.024 km SSE of Washington, Utah · 2697 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.615 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2690 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.44 km SW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 2684 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.58 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2680 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2678 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Nevada · 2733 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.915 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2738 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.417 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2740 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.515 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2741 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.4Utah · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.217 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2751 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.716 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2752 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.616 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.713 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2758 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.412 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Fredonia, Arizona · 2762 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60319947. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.