Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Parowan, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Parowan, Utah on Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 12:12 AM MDT (06:12 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SW of Minersville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2017-09-05 06:12:43 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.961° N, 112.934° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.719 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 3308 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.821 km S of Brian Head, Utah · 3301 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.76 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.813 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 3293 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.113 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3291 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.027 km SW of Minersville, Utah · 3285 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.514 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 3267 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.223 km SE of Antimony, Utah · 3265 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.716 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.6Utah · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.98 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.911 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Brian Head, Utah · 3333 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.97 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.810 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 3335 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.316 km S of Beaver, Utah · 3336 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.310 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60234367. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.