M1.7 earthquake 12 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah on Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 9:59 PM MDT (03:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NE of Hildale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-22 03:59:38 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.581° N, 113.375° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2379 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 13
- 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.720 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 2375 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2375 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2373 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.79 km E of Hatch, Utah · 2371 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2370 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.92 km N of Parowan, Utah · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 2.86 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.76 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2367 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.31 km NNW of Parowan, Utah · 2367 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
- 2.014 km NW of Paragonah, Utah · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.75 km ENE of Hildale, Utah · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.312 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 2357 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.735 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2352 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.036 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2352 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2352 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.910 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 2345 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2344 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.68 km ESE of Panguitch, Utah · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.13 km SW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.49 km S of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 2.117 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2393 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Enoch, Utah · 2405 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
- 2.28 km SSW of Leeds, Utah · 2411 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60368712. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.