M1.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Beaver, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 5:48 AM MDT

UTC

2020-09-06 11:48:46 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.237° N, 112.547° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

19

• Beaver, UtahPopulation 3,007. Forecast9 kmESE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast77 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast235 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast534 kmN

After

1. 2.426 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Sep 14, 4:45 AM MDT · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.79 km NNW of Joseph, UtahFri, Sep 25, 2:23 AM MDT · 2198 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.125 km WSW of Minersville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 2:56 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.925 km WSW of Minersville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 2:57 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.87 km NW of Circleville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 5:14 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.84 km WNW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:04 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.55 km NW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:12 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
8. 4.415 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:47 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 274
9. 2.615 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:52 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
10. 2.014 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:10 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.815 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:25 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.215 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:40 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.616 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:41 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
14. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:48 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.516 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:52 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.015 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:29 PM MDT · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.75 km N of Panguitch, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:35 PM MDT · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
18. 1.526 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Oct 11, 12:10 AM MDT · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
19. 2.35 km NNE of Panguitch, UtahTue, Oct 13, 3:05 PM MDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.517 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Oct 14, 12:57 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.65 km N of Panguitch, UtahWed, Oct 14, 2:35 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, UtahWed, Oct 14, 5:11 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.25 km W of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 15, 7:53 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.823 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Oct 15, 9:06 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Oct 16, 1:39 AM MDT · 2177 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
26. 1.64 km W of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 16, 2:22 AM MDT · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
27. 1.912 km NW of Aurora, UtahMon, Oct 19, 7:45 AM MDT · 2174 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.14 km NNW of Enoch, UtahWed, Oct 21, 8:49 PM MDT · 2171 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
29. 2.36 km WSW of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 22, 2:22 AM MDT · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.89 km ESE of Alton, UtahThu, Oct 22, 7:31 AM MDT · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.55 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 24, 12:16 PM MDT · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
32. 2.26 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSun, Oct 25, 4:57 AM MDT · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.44 km WSW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 26, 7:19 AM MDT · 2167 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.11 km NE of Beaver, UtahThu, Oct 29, 2:54 PM MDT · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
35. 1.720 km WSW of Minersville, UtahSat, Oct 31, 9:54 PM MDT · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.523 km NE of Tropic, UtahThu, Aug 20, 10:17 AM MDT · 2234 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, UtahMon, Aug 17, 3:56 AM MDT · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.011 km W of Minersville, UtahFri, Aug 14, 7:11 PM MDT · 2239 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.912 km NW of Summit, UtahSat, Aug 8, 1:55 AM MDT · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60408362. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.