Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Circleville, Utah on Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 10:34 AM MST (17:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-12-19 17:34:20 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.140° N, 112.329° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
14

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Utah · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2110 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, Utah · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Beaver, Utah · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, Utah · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.64 km N of Hatch, Utah · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, Utah · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.520 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, Utah · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.120 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.928 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.519 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSE of Cedar City, Utah · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.7Utah · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60422322. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.