Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km WSW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Circleville, Utah on Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 2:54 AM MDT (08:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km ENE of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-04-05 08:54:37 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.117° N, 112.374° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2370 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.99 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2370 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2366 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, Utah · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.028 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.520 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.619 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2358 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.312 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2357 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.616 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2351 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2349 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.314 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 2349 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.811 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2343 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.76 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.819 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.89 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.523 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2317 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.314 km SE of Glenwood, Utah · 2373 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.720 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2375 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.93 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60374137. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.