Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 39 km WSW of Moab, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Moab, Utah on Tue, Dec 15, 2020, 11:17 PM MST (06:17 UTC), 6 km (4 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-12-16 06:17:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.432° N, 109.959° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.328 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2113 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.328 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2113 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 21
  3. 1.728 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2113 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.928 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2112 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.329 km E of La Sal, UT · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.728 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.035 km SE of Hanksville, Utah · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.737 km ENE of Thompson Springs, Utah · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.628 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2117 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.128 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2120 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of La Sal, Utah · 2124 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.628 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2124 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.628 km E of La Sal, Utah · 2124 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60422067. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.