Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km S of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km S of Beaver, Utah on Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 1:06 PM MDT (19:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km SSW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-03-14 19:06:27 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.133° N, 112.621° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

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 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1659 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.43 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 1655 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.019 km SW of Bicknell, Utah · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.917 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.117 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.6Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.616 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.714 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1635 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.79 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.63 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.09 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.98 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1618 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.51 km WSW of Summit, Utah · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.78 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1606 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.19 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.72 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.13 km SW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1665 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.62 km SW of Junction, Utah · 1667 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.611 km W of Enoch, Utah · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.56 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1672 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.91 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.44 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1676 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.67 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.314 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 1677 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.612 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.24 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1678 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1678 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1678 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.74 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1678 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.97 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1680 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.08 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1681 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.58 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1683 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.27 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1683 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.710 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 1683 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.59 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1685 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60485597. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.