Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km ENE of Springdale, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Springdale, Utah on Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 5:41 PM MST (00:41 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 39 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona. 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
2020-12-11 00:41:12 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.239° N, 112.853° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 2118 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2110 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, Utah · 2108 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, Utah · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, Utah · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.639 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.616 km SW of Santa Clara, Utah · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Orderville, Utah · 2093 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.1Arizona · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, Utah · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.617 km WSW of Ivins, Utah · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.64 km N of Hatch, Utah · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.64 km NW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, Utah · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.09 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2073 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.723 km E of Littlefield, Arizona · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, Utah · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km SSW of Kaibab, Arizona · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, Utah · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.612 km SSE of Cedar City, Utah · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2149 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.515 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2150 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.814 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.69 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 2151 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.816 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.04 km SSW of Summit, Utah · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60421532. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.