M3.8 earthquake 28 km E of La Sal, Utah

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 28 km E of La Sal, Utah on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 4:19 AM MST (11:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 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
3.81	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.166 · 17 stations
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 98 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

1.529 km E of La Sal, UtahSat, Oct 10, 1:09 AM MDT · 2184 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60417607 (also filed as us7000cc34). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.