M1.6 earthquake 14 km NW of Junction, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 5:35 AM MST

UTC

2026-01-02 12:35:00 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.316° N, 112.345° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

15

• Junction, UtahPopulation 183. Forecast14 kmNW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast95 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast221 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast542 kmN

After

1. 1.516 km NW of Parowan, UtahSun, Jan 4, 6:36 AM MST · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.527 km W of Emery, UtahMon, Jan 5, 8:07 PM MST · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.718 km NE of Milford, UtahSat, Jan 17, 3:13 AM MST · 258 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.08 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSat, Jan 17, 8:16 AM MST · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.919 km NNE of Paragonah, UtahMon, Jan 26, 1:47 PM MST · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.53 km NNE of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 30, 8:39 PM MST · 244 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.65 km SW of Enoch, UtahSat, Jan 31, 11:09 AM MST · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.65 km W of Enoch, UtahWed, Feb 4, 3:36 PM MST · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.67 km ENE of Cedar City, UtahWed, Feb 11, 8:53 PM MST · 232 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.97 km SE of Holden, UtahSat, Feb 14, 12:27 AM MST · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.714 km WSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Feb 16, 4:05 PM MST · 228 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.57 km S of Joseph, UtahFri, Feb 20, 3:04 AM MST · 224 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.18 km ENE of Beaver, UtahSun, Feb 22, 3:23 AM MST · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.67 km ENE of Beaver, UtahSun, Feb 22, 3:37 AM MST · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.78 km ENE of Beaver, UtahSun, Feb 22, 3:53 AM MST · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.28 km ENE of Beaver, UtahMon, Feb 23, 7:54 AM MST · 221 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.816 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Mar 1, 7:18 AM MST · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 1.824 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 4:42 PM MST · 278 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.324 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 3:56 PM MST · 278 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.610 km N of Panguitch, UtahSat, Dec 27, 10:09 AM MST · 279 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.714 km NE of Milford, UtahMon, Dec 22, 11:31 PM MST · 283 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.814 km NE of Milford, UtahMon, Dec 22, 9:54 PM MST · 283 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.215 km NE of Milford, UtahMon, Dec 22, 5:25 AM MST · 284 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.514 km NE of Milford, UtahWed, Dec 17, 1:38 PM MST · 289 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.815 km NE of Milford, UtahTue, Dec 16, 12:09 PM MST · 290 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.618 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Dec 10, 2:55 PM MST · 296 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.014 km NE of Milford, UtahTue, Dec 9, 12:47 PM MST · 297 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.614 km NE of Milford, UtahTue, Dec 9, 12:47 PM MST · 297 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.715 km NNE of Milford, UtahMon, Dec 8, 3:03 PM MST · 298 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.315 km NE of Milford, UtahSun, Dec 7, 11:31 PM MST · 298 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.614 km NE of Milford, UtahSun, Dec 7, 3:27 PM MST · 299 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.028 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 5, 10:57 AM MST · 301 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu80126666. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.