Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km NW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Circleville, Utah on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 5:25 AM MDT (11:25 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 11:25:11 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.278° N, 112.416° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
23

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728 km N of Fremont, Utah · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Paragonah, Utah · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.05 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.84 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.78 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.611 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.610 km N of Enoch, Utah · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.724 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.524 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.523 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.725 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.124 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.623 km WNW of Marysvale, Utah · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.616 km NW of Beaver, Utah · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.80 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.812 km ESE of Torrey, Utah · 1849 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.525 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.821 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.510 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.811 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.520 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.14 km S of Alton, Utah · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60451677. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.