M1.9 earthquake 12 km NW of Aurora, Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 7:45 AM MDT

UTC

2020-10-19 13:45:30 UTC

Depth

11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.997° N, 112.039° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

15

• Aurora, UtahPopulation 1,029. Forecast12 kmNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast111 kmSSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast141 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast617 kmN

After

1. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, UtahMon, Oct 19, 9:21 AM MDT · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.36 km WSW of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 22, 2:22 AM MDT · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.55 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 24, 12:16 PM MDT · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, UtahSat, Oct 24, 7:13 PM MDT · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.26 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSun, Oct 25, 4:57 AM MDT · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.44 km WSW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 26, 7:19 AM MDT · 2167 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.11 km NE of Beaver, UtahThu, Oct 29, 2:54 PM MDT · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, UtahSun, Nov 8, 8:18 PM MST · 2153 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.56 km SW of Levan, UtahThu, Nov 12, 7:49 PM MST · 2149 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UTSat, Nov 14, 1:01 PM MST · 2148 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UTSat, Nov 14, 4:56 PM MST · 2148 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.323.9 km NNE of Kanosh, UTWed, Nov 18, 6:11 PM MST · 2143 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, UtahMon, Nov 23, 6:59 PM MST · 2138 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:09 AM MST · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:43 AM MST · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.928 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 2:05 AM MST · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.631 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 9:41 PM MST · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 15, 5:03 PM MST · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Dec 17, 8:09 AM MST · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.64 km W of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 16, 2:22 AM MDT · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.712 km NW of Emery, UtahThu, Oct 15, 9:09 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.823 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Oct 15, 9:06 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.25 km W of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 15, 7:53 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, UtahWed, Oct 14, 5:11 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.526 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 11, 12:10 AM MDT · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.93 km NNE of Scipio, UtahFri, Oct 2, 1:57 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.55 km NW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:12 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.84 km WNW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:04 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.918 km WNW of Emery, UtahThu, Oct 1, 5:45 PM MDT · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.87 km NW of Circleville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 5:14 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.69 km NW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 28, 9:02 AM MDT · 2195 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.612 km N of Scipio, UtahSat, Sep 26, 1:40 PM MDT · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.79 km NNW of Joseph, UtahFri, Sep 25, 2:23 AM MDT · 2198 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, UtahSat, Sep 19, 8:45 PM MDT · 2203 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, UtahSat, Sep 19, 8:23 PM MDT · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, UtahSat, Sep 19, 8:23 PM MDT · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, UtahSat, Sep 19, 1:07 PM MDT · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60415092. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.