Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 12:37 PM MST (19:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km NNE of Minersville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-01-18 19:37:57 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.730° N, 112.558° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2448 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.010 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.63 km N of Antimony, Utah · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.918 km E of Antimony, Utah · 2443 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.39 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2436 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2434 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.07 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2421 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.915 km WSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.528 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2410 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.114 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.93 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.810 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2450 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6Utah · 2450 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.926 km W of Emery, Utah · 2450 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.710 km NE of Minersville, Utah · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNE of Minersville, UT · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.910 km NNE of Minersville, Utah · 2450 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 191
  8. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2452 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.97 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2454 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.016 km N of Koosharem, Utah · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.512 km NE of Junction, Utah · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.827 km W of Emery, Utah · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.426 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2463 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.618 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.93 km E of Leamington, Utah · 2475 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.619 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.918 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.017 km SW of Emery, Utah · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60357182. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.