Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 9:59 PM MDT (03:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km ENE of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-04-17 03:59:36 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.599° N, 112.632° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.520 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.619 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 2360 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.312 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2359 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.525 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2352 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.314 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 2351 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2346 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.819 km SW of Marysvale, Utah · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2334 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.89 km W of Circleville, Utah · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.817 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2320 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.05 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2307 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.843 km WSW of Milford, Utah · 2303 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, Utah · 2364 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.99 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2373 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.910 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.110 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2373 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.314 km SE of Glenwood, Utah · 2376 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.720 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2377 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60379132. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.