Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of New Harmony, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of New Harmony, Utah on Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 3:47 AM MST (10:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NE of Hildale, 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
2020-02-12 10:47:43 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.441° N, 113.397° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.518 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2419 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.21 km NNW of Fredonia, Arizona · 2413 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.28 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 2411 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Enoch, Utah · 2405 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2396 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.117 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2393 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.712 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 2385 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2378 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 13
  15. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.720 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2375 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2374 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2373 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2370 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.86 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2366 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.411 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2426 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.07 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9
  10. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 14
  11. 1.811 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.710 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.51 km SW of Enoch, Utah · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.112 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.011 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.413 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.61 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2446 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.89 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60359787. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.