Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km WNW of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Joseph, Utah on Mon, May 30, 2022, 10:17 PM MDT (04:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-05-31 04:17:02 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.644° N, 112.262° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1582 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1576 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1569 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.515 km S of Levan, Utah · 1560 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.211 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1557 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.710 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 1553 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 1550 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.919 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.97 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.020 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.016 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.59 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.53 km W of Junction, Utah · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.07 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1598 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1599 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.98 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1599 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1600 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.827 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1601 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.19 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1606 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.38 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 1609 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.88 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 1610 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60500117. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.