Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-08-11 22:48:18 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.634° N, 112.543° 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, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 1511 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.527 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.819 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1510 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1498 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1491 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.917 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 1490 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.18 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 1489 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.8Utah · 1477 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.115 km NW of Parowan, Utah · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.218 km E of Milford, Utah · 1470 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.515 km WNW of Minersville, Utah · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1514 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.622 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1514 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.68 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.721 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1523 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.97 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.919 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60509467. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.