Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Beaver, Utah on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 9:16 PM MDT (03:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SSE of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-07-13 03:16:10 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.185° N, 112.685° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.24 km E of New Harmony, Utah · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.14 km S of Alton, Utah · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.824 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.820 km ENE of Milford, UT · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.58 km N of Richfield, Utah · 1933 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60444852. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.