Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km WSW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Emery, Utah on Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 7:55 PM MST (02:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 02:55:23 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.840° N, 111.553° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.89 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.93 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.521 km SSW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.918 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.314 km SE of Glenwood, Utah · 2374 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.520 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2374 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.09 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.028 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2411 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2412 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.811 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2415 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.915 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.816 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2420 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2421 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.610 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2425 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2429 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.617 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 2429 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2434 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.920 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2435 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60361407. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.