Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km SW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Emery, Utah on Mon, May 18, 2020, 2:09 PM MDT (20:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 28 km ENE of Boulder Town, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-05-18 20:09:44 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.818° N, 111.405° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 2297 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.44 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  3. 3.128 km ENE of Boulder Town, Utah · 2290 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  4. 2.022 km ESE of Ferron, Utah · 2286 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.717 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2284 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 2333 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.911 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2336 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.615 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2336 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.014 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.615 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.616 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.815 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.015 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2338 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.515 km SE of Clawson, Utah · 2338 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.76 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.916 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2342 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.319 km E of Mayfield, Utah · 2343 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.721 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 2347 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60388047. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.