Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Emery, Utah on Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 9:09 AM MDT (15:09 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-10-15 15:09:50 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.986° N, 111.367° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.96 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.912 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 2175 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2172 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.18 km NW of Helper, UT · 2166 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2154 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNE of Helper, Utah · 2152 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2150 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UT · 2148 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UT · 2148 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2143 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.7Utah · 2142 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 2139 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2139 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2138 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.66 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2134 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.55 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2125 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.85 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2122 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.519 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 2121 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.928 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2119 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.77 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, Utah · 2180 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 2191 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.918 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2195 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 2199 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60414527. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.