Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 6:39 AM MDT (12:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km E of Milford, 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
2022-08-11 12:39:54 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.620° N, 112.547° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1515 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.120 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1515 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.527 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1512 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1512 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.819 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1492 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.917 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1491 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.18 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 1490 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.8Utah · 1478 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.115 km NW of Parowan, Utah · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.218 km E of Milford, Utah · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.515 km WNW of Minersville, Utah · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.721 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1523 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.919 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60509367. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.