Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Avon, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Avon, Utah on Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 7:34 AM MST (14:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km SSW of Thatcher, 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
2020-12-12 14:34:12 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.541° N, 111.714° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NE of Franklin, Idaho · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.718 km S of Snowville, Utah · 2115 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.69 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.7Utah · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
  5. 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.95 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.06 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.04 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Howell, Utah · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.011 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.510 km SE of Avon, Utah · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.94 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2128 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.812 km S of Snowville, Utah · 2133 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.57 km SE of Howell, Utah · 2139 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.620 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2139 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.07 km ESE of Morgan, Utah · 2139 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.513 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.54 km ENE of Magna, UT · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 192
  10. 1.96 km NNE of Magna, UT · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60421672. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.