Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23.9 km NNE of Kanosh, UT

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23.9 km NNE of Kanosh, UT on Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 6:11 PM MST (01:11 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-11-19 01:11:29 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.608° N, 112.558° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 2138 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.928 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2117 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.9Utah · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2110 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, Utah · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.69 km WSW of Beaver, Utah · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.511 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.55.4 km WNW of Minersville, UT · 2147 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UT · 2148 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2149 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.04 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.720 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Beaver, Utah · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2167 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.26 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.55 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.36 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.14 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2171 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60418902. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.