M1.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Circleville, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:17 AM MST

UTC

2020-12-22 12:17:06 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.150° N, 112.408° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 16.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Circleville, UtahPopulation 523. Forecast12 kmWSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast78 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast241 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast524 kmN

After

1. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 24, 7:15 PM MST · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:14 AM MST · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:23 AM MST · 2104 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:01 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:50 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, UtahMon, Jan 4, 10:09 PM MST · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.69 km WSW of Beaver, UtahWed, Jan 6, 4:07 AM MST · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Jan 8, 7:07 AM MST · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Jan 12, 11:09 AM MST · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, UtahWed, Jan 13, 2:36 AM MST · 2090 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.64 km N of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 15, 6:14 AM MST · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, UtahSun, Jan 24, 10:55 AM MST · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, UtahTue, Feb 2, 6:22 AM MST · 2070 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, UtahThu, Feb 11, 12:43 PM MST · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Feb 16, 9:58 AM MST · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Feb 19, 7:15 PM MST · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

1. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:11 AM MST · 2112 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 20, 5:25 PM MST · 2113 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.9UtahSat, Dec 19, 11:31 AM MST · 2114 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Dec 19, 10:34 AM MST · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Dec 17, 8:09 AM MST · 2117 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 15, 5:03 PM MST · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.631 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 9:41 PM MST · 2120 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 13, 3:08 PM MST · 2120 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.928 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Dec 13, 2:05 AM MST · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, UtahThu, Dec 3, 1:55 PM MST · 2130 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
11. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:43 AM MST · 2133 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 30, 11:09 AM MST · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 5:59 AM MST · 2135 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60422502. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.