M1.6 earthquake 12 km ENE of Paradise, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Paradise, Utah on Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 5:44 AM MST (12:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km SSW of Portage, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-02-02 12:44:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.608° N, 111.692° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.28 km SSW of Portage, Utah · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.05 km NNW of Paris, Idaho · 1685 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.119 km W of Portage, Utah · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Avon, Utah · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.713 km E of North Logan, Utah · 1645 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60480152. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.