Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NE of Hildale, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Hildale, Utah on Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 6:42 PM MDT (00:42 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-04-29 00:42:44 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.059° N, 112.877° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.03 km ENE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2335 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.13 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.49 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2318 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.24 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.87 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2313 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.110 km N of Moccasin, Arizona · 2290 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 32

Before

  1. 1.616 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2351 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.75 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2367 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.86 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2371 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2373 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2375 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60382592. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.