M1.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Beaver, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 4:07 AM MST

UTC

2021-01-06 11:07:33 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.246° N, 112.744° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

8

• Beaver, UtahPopulation 3,007. Forecast10 kmWSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast69 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast240 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast537 kmN

After

1. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Jan 8, 7:07 AM MST · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Jan 12, 11:09 AM MST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, UtahWed, Jan 13, 2:36 AM MST · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.64 km N of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 15, 6:14 AM MST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, UtahSun, Jan 24, 10:55 AM MST · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, UtahTue, Feb 2, 6:22 AM MST · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, UtahThu, Feb 11, 12:43 PM MST · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Feb 16, 9:58 AM MST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Feb 19, 7:15 PM MST · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.520 km ENE of Milford, UtahWed, Feb 24, 8:49 PM MST · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, UtahThu, Feb 25, 5:05 PM MST · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.915 km NW of Alton, UtahTue, Mar 2, 9:27 AM MST · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.26 km SSE of Alton, UtahFri, Mar 5, 11:04 AM MST · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.814 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:14 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:20 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, UtahMon, Jan 4, 10:09 PM MST · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 1, 11:05 PM MST · 2100 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:50 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:01 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:23 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:14 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 24, 7:15 PM MST · 2108 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:17 AM MST · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:11 AM MST · 2110 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 20, 5:25 PM MST · 2112 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.9UtahSat, Dec 19, 11:31 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Dec 19, 10:34 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Dec 17, 8:09 AM MST · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 1:51 AM MST · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 15, 5:03 PM MST · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 13, 3:08 PM MST · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60423582. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.