Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah on Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 12:50 PM MDT (18:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-09-14 18:50:17 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.034° N, 111.379° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2208 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  2. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.34 km E of Magna, Utah · 2184 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 423
  8. 1.54 km E of Magna, Utah · 2184 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.77 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Magna, Utah · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2179 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.58 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.96 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.84 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2178 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.87 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2172 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.719 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 2170 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.18 km NW of Helper, UT · 2166 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2154 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNE of Helper, Utah · 2152 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.15 km NNE of Magna, Utah · 2152 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  23. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2150 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.58 km N of Helper, Utah · 2217 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.84 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2222 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.59 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 2224 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.619 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 2227 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.63 km N of Scofield, Utah · 2235 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60411157. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.