Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Beaver, Utah on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:35 PM MDT (23:35 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2021-07-28 23:35:41 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.184° N, 112.696° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1876 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.24 km E of New Harmony, Utah · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.010 km SE of New Harmony, Utah · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.14 km S of Alton, Utah · 1914 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.614 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.99 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60450162. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.