M1.7 earthquake 10 km NW of Cedar City, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 1:39 AM MDT

UTC

2020-10-16 07:39:54 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.739° N, 113.160° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

17

• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast11 kmNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast240 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast487 kmNNW

After

1. 1.64 km W of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 16, 2:22 AM MDT · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.612 km ESE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Oct 20, 5:01 AM MDT · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.14 km NNW of Enoch, UtahWed, Oct 21, 8:49 PM MDT · 2172 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
4. 2.36 km WSW of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 22, 2:22 AM MDT · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.89 km ESE of Alton, UtahThu, Oct 22, 7:31 AM MDT · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.616 km SSE of Saint George, UtahThu, Oct 22, 7:01 PM MDT · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.69 km NE of Hildale, UtahFri, Oct 23, 10:30 AM MDT · 2170 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.55 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 24, 12:16 PM MDT · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.26 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSun, Oct 25, 4:57 AM MDT · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.44 km WSW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 26, 7:19 AM MDT · 2168 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.012 km ESE of Springdale, UtahTue, Oct 27, 6:45 PM MDT · 2166 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.812 km ESE of Springdale, UtahTue, Oct 27, 11:42 PM MDT · 2166 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.11 km NE of Beaver, UtahThu, Oct 29, 2:54 PM MDT · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.720 km WSW of Minersville, UtahSat, Oct 31, 9:54 PM MDT · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.0UtahFri, Nov 6, 2:03 AM MST · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.73 km WSW of Cedar City, UtahMon, Nov 9, 4:51 PM MST · 2153 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.04 km SSW of Summit, UtahWed, Nov 11, 4:34 AM MST · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.816 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahWed, Nov 11, 10:22 AM MST · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Nov 11, 11:07 AM MST · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.814 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahThu, Nov 12, 4:52 AM MST · 2151 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.515 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahThu, Nov 12, 6:57 AM MST · 2151 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahThu, Nov 12, 9:35 PM MST · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
23. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahThu, Nov 12, 11:32 PM MST · 2150 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.55.4 km WNW of Minersville, UTSun, Nov 15, 3:10 AM MST · 2148 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.612 km SSE of Cedar City, UtahFri, Nov 20, 8:11 PM MST · 2142 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 5:59 AM MST · 2134 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
27. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:09 AM MST · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:43 AM MST · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, UtahThu, Dec 3, 1:55 PM MST · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
30. 1.614 km ENE of Springdale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 5:41 PM MST · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 13, 3:08 PM MST · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 2.25 km W of Circleville, UtahThu, Oct 15, 7:53 AM MDT · 2179 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.65 km N of Panguitch, UtahWed, Oct 14, 2:35 AM MDT · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.517 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Oct 14, 12:57 AM MDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.35 km NNE of Panguitch, UtahTue, Oct 13, 3:05 PM MDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.7ArizonaTue, Oct 13, 12:10 PM MST · 2180 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.63 km E of Hildale, UtahTue, Oct 13, 5:38 AM MDT · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.75 km N of Panguitch, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:35 PM MDT · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.015 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 10, 10:29 PM MDT · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.516 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:52 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.914 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:48 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.616 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 7:41 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
12. 2.215 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:40 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.815 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:25 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.014 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 6:10 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.615 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:52 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
16. 4.415 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Oct 3, 5:47 AM MDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 274
17. 2.55 km NW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:12 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.84 km WNW of Circleville, UtahFri, Oct 2, 12:04 PM MDT · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.87 km NW of Circleville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 5:14 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.925 km WSW of Minersville, UtahWed, Sep 30, 2:57 PM MDT · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60414647. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.