Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km WNW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Junction, Utah on Fri, May 19, 2023, 11:47 AM MDT (17:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2023-05-19 17:47:02 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.273° N, 112.350° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.714 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.612 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Antimony, Utah · 1222 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.717 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 1205 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.09 km ESE of Marysvale, Utah · 1202 days ago · -2 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.513 km NW of Hatch, Utah · 1195 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.018 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.119 km ENE of Brian Head, Utah · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.821 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 1191 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 1185 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.71 km WNW of Elsinore, Utah · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Circleville, Utah · 1179 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.8Utah · 1179 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.8Utah · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.211 km WNW of Junction, Utah · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.817 km S of Beaver, Utah · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Kingston, Utah · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60540351. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.