Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Beaver, Utah on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 7:30 PM MDT (01:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6.6km SW of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-08-31 01:30:15 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.369° N, 112.784° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.610 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.85 km NW of Central Valley, Utah · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1808 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.027 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.627 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.416 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.36.6km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.011 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.06 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.217 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60455782. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.