Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km NW of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Beaver, Utah on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 12:22 AM MST (07:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km S of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 07:22:37 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.379° N, 112.774° W
Region
Utah
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1742 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.621 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.921 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.822 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1738 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.06 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.58 km WNW of Parowan, Utah · 1718 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.46 km NE of Beaver, Utah · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.813 km NNW of Alton, Utah · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.911 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 1704 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNW of Richfield, Utah · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.022 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1701 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.823 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.622 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.615 km ESE of Fillmore, Utah · 1700 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.26 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1697 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.88 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.8Utah · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.09 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.79 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.99 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.79 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.69 km SW of Milford, Utah · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.36 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.47 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.55 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 52
  29. 1.59 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.617 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1755 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.212 km NW of Summit, Utah · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.612 km N of Koosharem, Utah · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.813 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.719 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1768 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.410 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.520 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.720 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.915 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.615 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.618 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1772 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.0Utah · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.715 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.615 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.512 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 1773 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60473802. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.