Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SSW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Emery, Utah on Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 5:05 AM MDT (11:05 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-03-31 11:05:07 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.745° N, 111.336° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km SSW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.918 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2375 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.314 km SE of Glenwood, Utah · 2373 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.520 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2373 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.09 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.721 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 2347 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.319 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2342 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.916 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2342 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.76 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.515 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2338 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.015 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2338 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.815 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.615 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.014 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.615 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2336 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.911 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2336 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 2332 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.917 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2327 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km SSW of Emery, Utah · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.93 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.110 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.114 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60371612. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.