Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Junction, Utah on Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 4:01 PM MST (23:01 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 1 km WSW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-03-11 23:01:35 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.219° N, 112.241° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
10

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 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1665 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.524 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1660 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.43 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 1656 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.019 km SW of Bicknell, Utah · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.917 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.117 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.6Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.616 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.714 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1636 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.79 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.09 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.98 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.73 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1619 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.612 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 1618 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.51 km WSW of Summit, Utah · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.619 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 1668 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.611 km W of Enoch, Utah · 1671 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1673 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.91 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1676 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.44 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.67 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1678 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.24 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1679 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1679 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1679 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.74 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1679 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.97 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1681 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.08 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1682 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.58 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1684 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.27 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1684 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.710 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 1684 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.59 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.55 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 52
  18. 2.47 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.36 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1688 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.927 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60485442. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.