Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km N of Saint George, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Saint George, Utah on Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-08-10 21:56:03 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.161° N, 113.576° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.949 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.62 km NNW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2224 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.710 km SSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.81 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2209 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.743 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.722 km SSW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2195 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.72 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2195 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.912 km NW of Summit, Utah · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Kanab, Utah · 2248 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2251 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2252 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.924 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.021 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2257 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.422 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2259 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.420 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.03 km NW of Kanab, Utah · 2261 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.710 km NW of Orderville, Utah · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.424 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2262 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.620 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 2262 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.731 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.012 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2265 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2265 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.710 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2265 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2265 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60405487. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.