Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km NNE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Scipio, Utah on Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 1:57 PM MDT (19:57 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 23.9 km NNE of Kanosh, UT. 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
2020-10-02 19:57:12 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.271° N, 112.087° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.75 km NW of Sigurd, Utah · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.823 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.712 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2180 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Aurora, Utah · 2176 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.510 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2170 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.09 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2155 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Levan, Utah · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.99.8 km NW of Scipio, UT · 2149 days ago · -3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.69.4 km ESE of Hiawatha, UT · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.014.8 km N of Woodland Hills, UT · 2147 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.323.9 km NNE of Kanosh, UT · 2145 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.59 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 2140 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2197 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2198 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNW of Joseph, Utah · 2200 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2205 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2205 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.426 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60412872. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.