Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Emery, Utah on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 3:53 PM MDT (21:53 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km WNW of Levan, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-07-24 21:53:29 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.947° N, 111.387° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.63 km N of Scofield, Utah · 2234 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.716 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 2227 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.59 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2222 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.717 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2285 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.022 km ESE of Ferron, Utah · 2286 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.44 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60403502. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.