Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km WNW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Levan, Utah on Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:45 PM MDT (02:45 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 28 km SE of Mapleton, UT. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-09-20 02:45:37 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.637° N, 112.060° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2195 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.918 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.93 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 2191 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, Utah · 2179 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.712 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2178 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.912 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 2174 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.18 km NW of Helper, UT · 2166 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2153 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2149 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UT · 2148 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UT · 2148 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.627 km ESE of Mapleton, UT · 2146 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.928 km SE of Mapleton, UT · 2146 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  17. 2.014.8 km N of Woodland Hills, UT · 2146 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.627.6 km WNW of Mapleton, UT · 2145 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.920 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.59 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.619 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 2227 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60411697. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.