Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Hatch, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Hatch, Utah on Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 8:14 PM MDT (02:14 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km N of Moccasin, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-05-01 02:14:23 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.551° N, 112.460° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
14

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.819 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2338 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2335 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.13 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.49 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.89 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2318 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.24 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.87 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.05 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2305 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.110 km N of Moccasin, Arizona · 2290 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 32
  14. 2.44 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.610 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.78 km E of Pine Valley, Utah · 2286 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.512 km E of Pine Valley, Utah · 2286 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.314 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 2349 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2352 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.312 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2357 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.75 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, Utah · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2367 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.86 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.99 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2371 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2371 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.910 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.110 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2371 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2375 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.720 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2375 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60383032. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.