M2.3 earthquake 12 km SSE of Beaver, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sat, Apr 18, 2020, 5:45 PM MDT

UTC

2020-04-18 23:45:08 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.181° N, 112.573° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

22

• Beaver, UtahPopulation 3,007. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast70 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast241 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast528 kmN

After

1. 1.616 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Apr 24, 3:17 PM MDT · 2352 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.525 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Apr 26, 8:26 AM MDT · 2350 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.314 km SW of Antimony, UtahMon, Apr 27, 6:45 AM MDT · 2349 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.811 km SSW of Hatch, UtahThu, Apr 30, 8:14 PM MDT · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
5. 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, UtahSat, May 2, 8:00 AM MDT · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.76 km SE of Joseph, UtahMon, May 4, 7:34 AM MDT · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.819 km SW of Marysvale, UtahFri, May 8, 9:30 AM MDT · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, UtahThu, May 14, 9:27 AM MDT · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.89 km W of Circleville, UtahWed, May 20, 7:41 AM MDT · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.523 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahThu, May 28, 12:32 AM MDT · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, UtahThu, May 28, 11:19 AM MDT · 2318 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.05 km NW of Circleville, UtahTue, Jun 9, 8:20 PM MDT · 2305 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
13. 1.843 km WSW of Milford, UtahSat, Jun 13, 4:22 PM MDT · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 1.619 km ENE of Milford, UtahFri, Apr 17, 5:36 PM MDT · 2359 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.520 km ENE of Milford, UtahFri, Apr 17, 5:32 PM MDT · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.028 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Apr 16, 9:59 PM MDT · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, UtahMon, Apr 13, 11:49 PM MDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, UtahThu, Apr 9, 2:21 PM MDT · 2367 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.92 km N of Parowan, UtahWed, Apr 8, 4:19 AM MDT · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.620 km N of Springdale, UtahSun, Apr 5, 10:07 PM MDT · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.99 km SW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 9:51 AM MDT · 2371 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.79 km E of Hatch, UtahSun, Apr 5, 8:13 AM MDT · 2371 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.910 km SW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 7:21 AM MDT · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.110 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 2:54 AM MDT · 2371 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.314 km SE of Glenwood, UtahThu, Apr 2, 12:14 PM MDT · 2374 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 1, 12:16 PM MDT · 2375 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.720 km N of Paragonah, UtahWed, Apr 1, 4:07 AM MDT · 2375 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.712 km NNW of New Harmony, UtahSat, Mar 21, 9:59 PM MDT · 2385 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60380122. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.