Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Torrey, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Torrey, Utah on Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:59 AM MST (14:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km S of Joseph, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2022-01-20 14:59:26 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.358° N, 111.160° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
219°, 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 1716 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.912 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 1714 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.825 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.614 km SW of Emery, Utah · 1705 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.727 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.75 km NNW of Richfield, Utah · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.826 km SSE of Hanksville, Utah · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.927 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.26 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1696 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.67 km N of Redmond, Utah · 1695 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.927 km ENE of Torrey, Utah · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.36 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1686 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.47 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1686 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.55 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1686 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 52
  15. 1.59 km N of Marysvale, Utah · 1685 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.710 km SSW of Joseph, Utah · 1682 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.27 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1682 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.58 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1682 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.08 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1681 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.97 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1680 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.74 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.24 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.67 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1677 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.44 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1676 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 22
  27. 1.91 km WSW of Junction, Utah · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.56 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1672 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.619 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 1667 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.62 km SW of Junction, Utah · 1666 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km ENE of Mayfield, Utah · 1742 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60478262. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.