Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 12:10 AM MDT (06:10 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-03-12 06:10:48 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.538° N, 111.394° 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, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
7

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60362912. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.