M1.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Hildale, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Hildale, Utah on Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 2:41 AM MDT (08:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-09 08:41:44 UTC
- Depth
- 14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.039° N, 112.907° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2366 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
- 1.75 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2351 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.03 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2335 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.13 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.49 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2329 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.523 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2317 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.87 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
Before
- 2.86 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2371 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2373 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2374 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2378 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.712 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 2385 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.117 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2393 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60376517. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.