Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km W of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km W of Emery, Utah on Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 10:33 PM MST (05:33 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km NE of Junction, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-01-17 05:33:18 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.879° N, 111.544° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Utah · 2452 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.613 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2451 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2448 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Antimony, Utah · 2446 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.918 km E of Antimony, Utah · 2445 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.920 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2437 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2436 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.617 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 2431 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2431 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2427 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.911 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2422 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.816 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2422 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.915 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2420 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.9Utah · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.811 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2417 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.611 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2414 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.911 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2413 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.528 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2412 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.114 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.110 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2402 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.89 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.65 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2397 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.93 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 2394 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.016 km N of Koosharem, Utah · 2460 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.512 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.612 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2462 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.827 km W of Emery, Utah · 2465 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.426 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2465 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.016 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2472 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.017 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2472 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2472 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.93 km E of Leamington, Utah · 2477 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2478 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.918 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2478 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.017 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2478 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60019604. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.