M2.2 earthquake 7 km SW of Circleville, Utah

Magnitude

2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:11 AM MST

UTC

2020-12-22 12:11:07 UTC

Depth

-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.132° N, 112.337° 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

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

19

• Circleville, UtahPopulation 523. Forecast7 kmSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast81 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast241 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast521 kmN

After

1. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:17 AM MST · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 24, 7:15 PM MST · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:14 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:23 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:01 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:50 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, UtahMon, Jan 4, 10:09 PM MST · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.69 km WSW of Beaver, UtahWed, Jan 6, 4:07 AM MST · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Jan 8, 7:07 AM MST · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Jan 12, 11:09 AM MST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, UtahWed, Jan 13, 2:36 AM MST · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.64 km N of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 15, 6:14 AM MST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, UtahSun, Jan 24, 10:55 AM MST · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.520 km SE of Torrey, UtahMon, Jan 25, 10:28 PM MST · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, UtahTue, Feb 2, 6:22 AM MST · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, UtahThu, Feb 11, 12:43 PM MST · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.120 km SE of Torrey, UtahSat, Feb 13, 6:22 PM MST · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Feb 16, 9:58 AM MST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Feb 19, 7:15 PM MST · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

Before

1. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 20, 5:25 PM MST · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.9UtahSat, Dec 19, 11:31 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Dec 19, 10:34 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Dec 17, 8:09 AM MST · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 15, 5:03 PM MST · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.631 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 9:41 PM MST · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 13, 3:08 PM MST · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.928 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 2:05 AM MST · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.519 km SE of Torrey, UtahSat, Dec 12, 6:41 AM MST · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, UtahThu, Dec 3, 1:55 PM MST · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
11. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:43 AM MST · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:09 AM MST · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 5:59 AM MST · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60422497. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.