Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Junction, Utah on Tue, Apr 4, 2023, 11:49 PM MDT (05:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km WNW of Junction, 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
2023-04-05 05:49:29 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.270° N, 112.306° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Utah · 1277 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.818 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.118 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.118 km NE of Milford, Utah · 1273 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 1272 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.54 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 1272 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.716 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1270 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Kingston, Utah · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.817 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.211 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.912 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.012 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1234 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.714 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.612 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.614 km NE of Antimony, Utah · 1222 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Utah · 1283 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.118 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.09 km E of Beaver, Utah · 1289 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.720 km SW of Minersville, Utah · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 1306 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.710 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60536406. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.