M1.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Junction, Utah

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 4:57 AM MST

UTC

2020-01-07 11:57:36 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.327° N, 112.125° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

14

• Junction, UtahPopulation 183. Forecast13 kmNE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast109 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast216 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast543 kmN

After

1. 2.016 km N of Koosharem, UtahThu, Jan 9, 12:16 PM MST · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.97 km NW of Circleville, UtahSun, Jan 12, 10:47 PM MST · 2454 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.614 km NE of Junction, UtahTue, Jan 14, 3:25 AM MST · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Jan 15, 8:17 AM MST · 2452 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
5. 3.910 km NNE of Minersville, UtahThu, Jan 16, 7:31 PM MST · 2450 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 191
6. 1.711 km NNE of Minersville, UTThu, Jan 16, 7:40 PM MST · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.710 km NE of Minersville, UtahThu, Jan 16, 10:32 PM MST · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.926 km W of Emery, UtahThu, Jan 16, 10:33 PM MST · 2450 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.6UtahFri, Jan 17, 7:34 AM MST · 2450 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.69 km NNE of Minersville, UtahFri, Jan 17, 7:54 AM MST · 2450 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.810 km NNE of Minersville, UtahSat, Jan 18, 6:05 AM MST · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.613 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Jan 18, 12:37 PM MST · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.411 km NNE of Minersville, UtahSun, Jan 19, 8:03 AM MST · 2448 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.010 km NNE of Minersville, UtahMon, Jan 20, 8:51 AM MST · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.112 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Jan 20, 10:28 PM MST · 2446 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.63 km N of Antimony, UtahThu, Jan 23, 5:00 PM MST · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.918 km E of Antimony, UtahFri, Jan 24, 12:20 PM MST · 2443 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.210 km NNE of Minersville, UtahSat, Jan 25, 1:09 AM MST · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.79 km NNE of Minersville, UtahSun, Jan 26, 1:09 AM MST · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.39 km NNE of Minersville, UtahFri, Jan 31, 9:21 AM MST · 2436 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
21. 1.811 km NNW of Enoch, UtahSun, Feb 2, 5:03 AM MST · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.631 km N of Fremont, UtahSun, Feb 2, 1:30 PM MST · 2433 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
23. 2.07 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Feb 5, 5:02 AM MST · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.613 km SSE of Minersville, UtahSat, Feb 8, 7:37 PM MST · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.411 km NNW of Enoch, UtahSun, Feb 9, 9:32 PM MST · 2426 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.816 km SW of Emery, UtahSun, Feb 16, 5:41 AM MST · 2420 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.915 km WSW of Kanosh, UtahTue, Feb 18, 11:59 AM MST · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.528 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Feb 25, 7:55 PM MST · 2410 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
29. 2.114 km NE of Junction, UtahMon, Mar 2, 8:19 AM MST · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

Before

1. 1.612 km WSW of Emery, UtahTue, Jan 7, 4:10 AM MST · 2460 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.810 km NNW of Enoch, UtahMon, Jan 6, 6:52 PM MST · 2460 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.827 km W of Emery, UtahSat, Jan 4, 1:29 AM MST · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.426 km WSW of Emery, UtahSat, Jan 4, 12:45 AM MST · 2463 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.813 km SW of Hatch, UtahSun, Dec 29, 10:14 PM MST · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.016 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Dec 28, 11:34 AM MST · 2470 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.017 km SW of Emery, UtahSat, Dec 28, 9:04 AM MST · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, UtahFri, Dec 27, 10:40 PM MST · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.619 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 22, 11:29 AM MST · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.918 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 22, 10:55 AM MST · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.017 km SW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 22, 10:28 AM MST · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.024 km NW of Escalante, UtahWed, Dec 11, 4:50 AM MST · 2487 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.919 km ENE of Milford, UtahTue, Dec 10, 8:32 AM MST · 2488 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60356307. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.