Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km ESE of Springdale, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Springdale, Utah on Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 11:42 PM MDT (05:42 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km S of Cedar City, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 05:42:37 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.160° N, 112.865° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Utah · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.73 km WSW of Cedar City, Utah · 2153 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.816 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.814 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.515 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2150 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2149 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Cedar City, Utah · 2142 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.714 km SSW of Kaibab, Arizona · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.614 km ENE of Springdale, Utah · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2112 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.69 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, Utah · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km ESE of Springdale, Utah · 2166 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.69 km NE of Hildale, Utah · 2170 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.89 km ESE of Alton, Utah · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.14 km NNW of Enoch, Utah · 2172 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.612 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.710 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2177 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.65 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.35 km NNE of Panguitch, Utah · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.7Arizona · 2180 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Hildale, Utah · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.75 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.72 km N of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2194 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.722 km SSW of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2194 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60416267. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.