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Minor mag. 0.8 earthquake - 27 Km NE of Milford, Utah, on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm (GMT -6) -

Minor mag. 0.8 earthquake - 27 Km NE of Milford, Utah, on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm (GMT -6) Minor mag. 0.8 earthquake - 27 Km NE of Milford, Utah, on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm (GMT -6)

Minor magnitude 0.8 earthquake at 0 km depth

17 May 14:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 16 hours.
17 May 14:28: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeMay 16, 2022 22:51:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenterMonday, May 16, 2022 at 4:51 pm (GMT -6)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude0.8
Depth0.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude38.543°N / 112.7545°W (Utah, United States)
Antipode38.543°S / 67.246°E
Shaking intensityNot felt
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoBlack Rock Desert (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities28 km (17 mi) NE of Milford (pop: 1,330) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) NNW of Beaver (pop: 3,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
56 km (35 mi) W of Monroe (pop: 2,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
60 km (37 mi) SW of Fillmore (pop: 2,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Richfield (Sevier County) (pop: 7,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
78 km (49 mi) N of Parowan (pop: 2,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
89 km (55 mi) NNE of Enoch (Iron County) (pop: 6,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
100 km (62 mi) NNE of Cedar City (Iron County) (pop: 30,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released1 x 106 joules (0.278 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
0.80.2 km27 Km NE of Milford, UtahUSGS
0.80.2 kmUtahRaspberryShake

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 0.8, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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