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Mesquite, Nevada / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short : Swinging light fixtures.
Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 15 Km NW of Beaver, Utah, on Saturday, Dec 25, 2021 at 12:22 am (GMT -7) -
Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 6 km depth
25 Dec 07:53 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 25, 2021 07:22:37 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Dec 25, 2021 at 12:22 am (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 6.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.37367°N / 112.773°W  (Utah, United States) |
| Antipode | 38.374°S / 67.227°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Black Rock Desert (70 km / 43 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) NW of Beaver (pop: 3,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) E of Milford (pop: 1,330) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NE of Minersville (pop: 869) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) N of Parowan (pop: 2,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (39 mi) WSW of Monroe (pop: 2,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) NNW of Panguitch (pop: 1,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) NNE of Enoch (Iron County) (pop: 6,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SW of Richfield (Sevier County) (pop: 7,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) SSW of Fillmore (pop: 2,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) NNE of Cedar City (Iron County) (pop: 30,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  1.3°C (34 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from S |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 6.2 km | 15 Km NW of Beaver, Utah | USGS |
| 2.0 | 6 km | UTAH | EMSC |
| 2.0 | 6.2 km | Utah | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake (1)
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