Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Utah on Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 1:17 PM MDT (19:17 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km SSW of Summit, 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
2022-04-06 19:17:36 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.482° N, 112.842° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.714 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1635 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.79 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.63 km WNW of Summit, Utah · 1624 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.98 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 1624 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.73 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1618 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.612 km SSW of Marysvale, Utah · 1618 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.51 km WSW of Summit, Utah · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.78 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.19 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1606 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.72 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.13 km SW of Summit, Utah · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.62 km S of Summit, Utah · 1603 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.827 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1601 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.57 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1600 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.98 km SE of Beaver, Utah · 1599 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.95 km S of Joseph, Utah · 1599 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.07 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1598 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.53 km W of Junction, Utah · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.59 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.016 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.020 km W of Marysvale, Utah · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.84 km WNW of Joseph, Utah · 1587 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.86 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 1582 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.917 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.617 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1642 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.43 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 1656 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.524 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 1660 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.716 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1665 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.62 km SW of Junction, Utah · 1667 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Enoch, Utah · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60489247. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.