Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SW of Hatch, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Hatch, Utah on Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km N of Pine Valley, Utah. 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
2020-07-18 20:16:33 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.574° N, 112.557° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.811 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 52
  2. 2.1Utah · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.710 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Orderville, Utah · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.03 km NW of Kanab, Utah · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2251 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.74 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 2247 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.912 km NW of Summit, Utah · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.011 km W of Minersville, Utah · 2239 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.025 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2236 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.523 km NE of Tropic, Utah · 2234 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.717 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2231 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.62 km NNW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2223 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 2217 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.81 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2207 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2267 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2270 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.512 km E of Pine Valley, Utah · 2286 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.78 km E of Pine Valley, Utah · 2286 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.44 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  7. 3.110 km N of Moccasin, Arizona · 2291 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 32

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60402462. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.