M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 3:56 AM MDT

UTC

2020-08-17 09:56:27 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.651° N, 113.124° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

13

• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast6 kmWSW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast236 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast477 kmN

After

1. 1.513 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahFri, Aug 21, 2:41 AM MDT · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.62 km NNW of Cane Beds, ArizonaMon, Aug 31, 7:32 AM MST · 2224 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.710 km SSW of Enterprise, UtahThu, Sep 3, 9:11 PM MDT · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.79 km ESE of Beaver, UtahSun, Sep 6, 5:48 AM MDT · 2218 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.513 km SSW of Saint George, UtahMon, Sep 14, 3:03 AM MDT · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.81 km N of Cane Beds, ArizonaTue, Sep 15, 10:29 PM MST · 2208 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.014 km SSW of Saint George, UtahWed, Sep 16, 11:45 PM MDT · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.722 km SSW of Centennial Park, ArizonaTue, Sep 29, 1:55 AM MST · 2195 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.72 km N of Cane Beds, ArizonaTue, Sep 29, 9:54 PM MDT · 2195 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.125 km WSW of Minersville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 2:56 PM MDT · 2194 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.925 km WSW of Minersville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 2:57 PM MDT · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.87 km NW of Circleville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 5:14 PM MDT · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.84 km WNW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:04 PM MDT · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.55 km NW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:12 PM MDT · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
15. 4.415 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:47 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 274
16. 2.615 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:52 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
17. 2.014 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:10 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.815 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:25 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.215 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:40 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.616 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:41 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
21. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:48 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.516 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:52 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, UtahSat, Oct 3, 9:18 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.015 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:29 PM MDT · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.75 km N of Panguitch, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:35 PM MDT · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.63 km E of Hildale, UtahTue, Oct 13, 5:38 AM MDT · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.7ArizonaTue, Oct 13, 12:10 PM MST · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.35 km NNE of Panguitch, UtahTue, Oct 13, 3:05 PM MDT · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.517 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Oct 14, 12:57 AM MDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.65 km N of Panguitch, UtahWed, Oct 14, 2:35 AM MDT · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.25 km W of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 15, 7:53 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Oct 16, 1:39 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.64 km W of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 16, 2:22 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.011 km W of Minersville, UtahFri, Aug 14, 7:11 PM MDT · 2241 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.76 km N of Saint George, UtahMon, Aug 10, 3:56 PM MDT · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.912 km NW of Summit, UtahSat, Aug 8, 1:55 AM MDT · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.74 km NNW of Kanab, UtahFri, Aug 7, 11:06 AM MDT · 2248 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, NevadaTue, Aug 4, 12:36 PM PDT · 2251 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahMon, Aug 3, 3:16 PM MDT · 2252 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.924 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahSat, Aug 1, 12:18 AM MDT · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.021 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahWed, Jul 29, 1:10 AM MDT · 2257 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.422 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahMon, Jul 27, 1:26 PM MDT · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.619 km ENE of Milford, UtahMon, Jul 27, 10:51 AM MDT · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahMon, Jul 27, 4:52 AM MDT · 2259 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.420 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahSun, Jul 26, 2:22 PM MDT · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.03 km NW of Kanab, UtahSat, Jul 25, 8:54 AM MDT · 2261 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.710 km NW of Orderville, UtahSat, Jul 25, 1:53 AM MDT · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahFri, Jul 24, 10:16 PM MDT · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.620 km W of Enterprise, UtahFri, Jul 24, 12:35 PM MDT · 2262 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.731 km SSE of Saint George, UtahFri, Jul 24, 8:52 AM MDT · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahWed, Jul 22, 2:52 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.012 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 9:56 AM MDT · 2265 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 7:19 AM MDT · 2265 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60406087. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.