M2.3 earthquake 1 km NNW of Parowan, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Parowan, Utah on Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km ENE of Milford, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.25	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.106 · 6 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.043 · 70 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60376652 (also filed as us70008sqx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.