Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 9.6 mi northeast of Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA, on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 1:48 am (GMT -6) -
Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 7 km depth
13 May 07:54 UTC: First to report: USGS after 7 minutes.
13 May 08:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.3 to 6.8 km (from 2.1 to 4.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9 km (5.6 mi) towards E.
13 May 14:42: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.8 to 6.6 km (from 4.2 to 4.1 mi).
13 May 08:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.3 to 6.8 km (from 2.1 to 4.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9 km (5.6 mi) towards E.
13 May 14:42: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.8 to 6.6 km (from 4.2 to 4.1 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 13, 2022 07:48:14 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 13, 2022 at 1:48 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 6.6 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.78233°N / 112.94683°W  (Iron, Utah, United States) |
| Antipode | 37.782°S / 67.053°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Markagunt Plateau (33 km / 21 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) SSW of Summit (pop: 160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Parowan (pop: 2,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) NE of Cedar City (Iron County) (pop: 30,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) W of Panguitch (pop: 1,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SSW of Beaver (pop: 3,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) NNE of Hurricane (Washington County) (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) NE of Washington (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) NE of Ivins (Washington County) (pop: 7,880) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) NE of St. George (pop: 72,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 344 km (213 mi) SSW of Salt Lake City (pop: 192,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  8.7°C (48 F), humidity: 26%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 6.6 km | 2 Km WNW of Enoch, Utah | USGS |
| 2.6 | 4 km | UTAH | EMSC |
| 2.7 | 6.6 km | Utah | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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