Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km N of Scofield, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km N of Scofield, Utah on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 6:08 AM MDT (12:08 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-08-20 12:08:37 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.752° N, 111.167° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 2227 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 2224 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.59 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2222 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.58 km N of Helper, Utah · 2216 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.910 km NW of Fairview, Utah · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2214 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.822 km SE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2209 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.920 km ESE of Mapleton, Utah · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.719 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.520 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.819 km WNW of Levan, Utah · 2203 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.612 km N of Scipio, Utah · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.69 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2195 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.918 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.93 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 2191 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.77 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.712 km NW of Emery, Utah · 2178 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.58 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.96 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2178 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.7Utah · 2249 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.57 km ESE of Independence, Utah · 2256 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.917 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2256 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2257 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2257 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2257 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2257 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2258 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2260 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2260 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2260 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2260 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.612 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2260 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.516 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.617 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2261 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60406432. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.