M1.5 earthquake 29 km E of La Sal, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km E of La Sal, Utah on Sat, Oct 10, 2020, 1:09 AM MDT (07:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28 km E of La Sal, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.53	Md, duration	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.158 · 3 stations
1.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 53 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

3.429 km E of La Sal, UtahWed, Sep 16, 9:26 AM MDT · 2208 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60023869 (also filed as us6000c79i). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.