Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NW of Fairview, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Fairview, Utah on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 8:18 PM MST (03:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 28 km SE of Mapleton, UT. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-11-09 03:18:34 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.684° N, 111.522° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NNE of Helper, Utah · 2152 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2150 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UT · 2148 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UT · 2148 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.627 km ESE of Mapleton, UT · 2146 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.928 km SE of Mapleton, UT · 2146 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.014.8 km N of Woodland Hills, UT · 2146 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.627.6 km WNW of Mapleton, UT · 2145 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2143 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 2139 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2139 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2138 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.66 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2134 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2125 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.85 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2122 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.49 km W of Independence, Utah · 2121 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.417 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah · 2116 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.18 km NW of Helper, UT · 2166 days ago · -3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.719 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 2170 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2172 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.912 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 2174 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.96 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.58 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.712 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2178 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.77 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, Utah · 2179 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60417652. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.