Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Circleville, Utah on Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 7:33 PM MDT (01:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2019-10-14 01:33:08 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.032° N, 112.447° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km SSW of Beaver, Utah · 2543 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 2543 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.617 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2541 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.58 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.511 km W of Enoch, Utah · 2525 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.615 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2524 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.37 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.48 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.725 km NE of Newcastle, Utah · 2519 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.85 km WNW of Sigurd, Utah · 2517 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.79 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 2504 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.5Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.814 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2492 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.919 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2488 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.024 km NW of Escalante, Utah · 2487 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2553 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.916 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.68 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.47 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.18 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.57 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.4Utah · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.67 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2571 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.17 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.614 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.17 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 2573 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.616 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60345287. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.