Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NNE of Helper, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Helper, Utah on Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 9:50 AM MST (16:50 UTC), -3 km (-2 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-11-10 16:50:56 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.724° N, 110.839° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UT · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.514.9 km NNW of Sunnyside, UT · 2148 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.627 km ESE of Mapleton, UT · 2147 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.928 km SE of Mapleton, UT · 2147 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.014.8 km N of Woodland Hills, UT · 2147 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.627.6 km WNW of Mapleton, UT · 2146 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.27 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2144 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2139 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.75 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2139 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2135 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2135 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.55 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2126 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.85 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2123 days ago · -3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.49 km W of Independence, Utah · 2121 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.417 km ESE of Castle Dale, Utah · 2117 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2112 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.713 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2104 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2155 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.513 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2161 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2161 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.18 km NW of Helper, UT · 2167 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2170 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.719 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 2171 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2173 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.96 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.58 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.712 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2179 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2180 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.77 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2180 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2180 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60417802. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.