M1.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Joseph, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, May 4, 2020, 7:34 AM MDT

UTC

2020-05-04 13:34:38 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.575° N, 112.170° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

13

• Monroe, UtahPopulation 2,293. Forecast7 kmSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast127 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast190 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast570 kmN

After

1. 1.819 km SW of Marysvale, UtahFri, May 8, 9:30 AM MDT · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.911 km NW of Emery, UtahSun, May 10, 3:28 AM MDT · 2338 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, UtahThu, May 14, 9:27 AM MDT · 2334 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.917 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, May 18, 2:09 PM MDT · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.89 km W of Circleville, UtahWed, May 20, 7:41 AM MDT · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.05 km NW of Circleville, UtahTue, Jun 9, 8:20 PM MDT · 2308 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.44 km SW of Marysvale, UtahWed, Jun 24, 10:09 PM MDT · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 8
8. 1.610 km NNE of Minersville, UtahSat, Jun 27, 9:14 PM MDT · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.518 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Jun 27, 10:58 PM MDT · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.819 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Jun 27, 11:35 PM MDT · 2290 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.717 km WNW of Emery, UtahTue, Jun 30, 12:10 PM MDT · 2287 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 1.916 km SW of Emery, UtahMon, May 4, 2:29 AM MDT · 2344 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.319 km E of Mayfield, UtahSun, May 3, 9:02 AM MDT · 2345 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.721 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahWed, Apr 29, 3:58 AM MDT · 2349 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
4. 2.314 km SW of Antimony, UtahMon, Apr 27, 6:45 AM MDT · 2351 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.525 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Apr 26, 8:26 AM MDT · 2352 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.312 km SSE of Beaver, UtahSat, Apr 18, 5:45 PM MDT · 2360 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.619 km ENE of Milford, UtahFri, Apr 17, 5:36 PM MDT · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.520 km ENE of Milford, UtahFri, Apr 17, 5:32 PM MDT · 2361 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.028 km SW of Kanosh, UtahThu, Apr 16, 9:59 PM MDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, UtahMon, Apr 13, 11:49 PM MDT · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, UtahThu, Apr 9, 2:21 PM MDT · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.92 km N of Parowan, UtahWed, Apr 8, 4:19 AM MDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.99 km SW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 9:51 AM MDT · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.910 km SW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 7:21 AM MDT · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.110 km WSW of Circleville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 2:54 AM MDT · 2373 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60383727. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.