Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km S of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km S of Beaver, Utah on Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 4:41 PM MDT (22:41 UTC), 12 km (8 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
2022-04-12 22:41:04 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.142° N, 112.642° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1623 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1623 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.98 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1623 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1618 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.51 km WSW of Summit, Utah · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.78 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1606 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.19 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.72 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.13 km SW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.62 km S of Summit, Utah · 1602 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.827 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1601 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.57 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.98 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1598 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1598 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.07 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1597 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.53 km W of Junction, Utah · 1597 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.59 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.016 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 1592 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.020 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.84 km WNW of Joseph, Utah · 1586 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.86 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1582 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.911 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 1578 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.53 km N of Hatch, Utah · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.918 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1576 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1640 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.117 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.917 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1641 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.019 km SW of Bicknell, Utah · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.43 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 1655 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.524 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1659 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.716 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1664 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60491202. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.