Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah on Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 2:41 AM MDT (08:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km SSW of Centennial Park, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-08-21 08:41:46 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.503° N, 113.462° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2224 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.710 km SSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.513 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.81 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2209 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.014 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.743 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.722 km SSW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2196 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2195 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.125 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2194 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.925 km WSW of Minersville, Utah · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.75 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Hildale, Utah · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.7Arizona · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.65 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2179 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.011 km W of Minersville, Utah · 2241 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.76 km N of Saint George, Utah · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.912 km NW of Summit, Utah · 2248 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.74 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 2248 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2251 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2252 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.924 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.021 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2258 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.422 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2259 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.420 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.03 km NW of Kanab, Utah · 2261 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.710 km NW of Orderville, Utah · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.424 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.620 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 2262 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.731 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60406552. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.