Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Independence, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Independence, Utah on Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 6:00 AM MDT (12:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 20 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-07-29 12:00:41 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.269° N, 111.181° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Utah · 2252 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.63 km N of Scofield, Utah · 2236 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 2226 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.59 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2225 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.84 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2224 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.58 km N of Helper, Utah · 2218 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.920 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.73 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 15

Before

  1. 1.716 km ENE of Oakley, Utah · 2259 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.56 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2261 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.54 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2262 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 226
  4. 1.85 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah · 2271 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.44 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 45
  6. 1.85 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2283 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.85 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2287 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60404157. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.