Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km SE of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Beaver, Utah on Wed, May 18, 2022, 10:52 AM MDT (16:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km W of Junction, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-05-18 16:52:24 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.235° N, 112.578° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1598 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1598 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.07 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1597 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.53 km W of Junction, Utah · 1597 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.59 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.016 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 1592 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.020 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.84 km WNW of Joseph, Utah · 1586 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.86 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1582 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.911 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 1578 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.53 km N of Hatch, Utah · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.918 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1576 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.67 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1568 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.211 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1557 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.111 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1556 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.85 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 1549 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.0Utah · 1548 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.827 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1601 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.62 km S of Summit, Utah · 1602 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.13 km SW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.72 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.622 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.19 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.78 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1606 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.51 km WSW of Summit, Utah · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.612 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1618 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.98 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.09 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.63 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.79 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60498532. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.