Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Junction, Utah on Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 7:17 AM MDT (13:17 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-06-18 13:17:37 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.270° N, 112.291° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1558 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Richfield, Utah · 1550 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.0Utah · 1549 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.919 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.97 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 1529 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.721 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1523 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.116 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 1516 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.622 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1515 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1515 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.120 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1515 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.527 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1512 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.527 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1512 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.819 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1577 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Hatch, Utah · 1579 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.86 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1583 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.84 km WNW of Joseph, Utah · 1587 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.020 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.016 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.53 km W of Junction, Utah · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.07 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1598 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60502547. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.