Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km NNW of Kanab, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Kanab, Utah on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 11:06 AM MDT (17:06 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km NW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-08-07 17:06:48 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.086° N, 112.554° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.912 km NW of Summit, Utah · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.76 km N of Saint George, Utah · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.025 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2236 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.523 km NE of Tropic, Utah · 2234 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.717 km ESE of Fredonia, Arizona · 2231 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.62 km NNW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2223 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.513 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.81 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2207 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.722 km SSW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2194 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.72 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2193 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2251 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.03 km NW of Kanab, Utah · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Orderville, Utah · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.424 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.731 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.012 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.710 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.1Utah · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.811 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 52
  13. 1.515 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2266 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.813 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 2267 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2267 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2270 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60405142. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.