M1.6 earthquake 9 km E of Springdale, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 4:56 PM MST

UTC

2020-12-21 23:56:37 UTC

Depth

21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.189° N, 112.892° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

12

• Springdale, UtahPopulation 556. Forecast9 kmE
• Hurricane, UtahPopulation 15,501. Forecast35 kmE
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast223 kmENE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast423 kmN

After

1. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, UtahWed, Dec 23, 4:14 PM MST · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:01 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:50 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 1, 11:05 PM MST · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.639 km S of Centennial Park, ArizonaSat, Jan 2, 2:25 AM MST · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.616 km SW of Santa Clara, UtahSun, Jan 3, 11:21 AM MST · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.810 km SSW of Orderville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 3:39 AM MST · 2093 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Jan 8, 7:07 AM MST · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.1ArizonaSat, Jan 9, 6:51 AM MST · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
10. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Jan 12, 11:09 AM MST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.79 km WNW of Alton, UtahWed, Jan 13, 2:36 AM MST · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.617 km WSW of Ivins, UtahFri, Jan 15, 12:59 AM MST · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.64 km N of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 15, 6:14 AM MST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.64 km NW of Cane Beds, ArizonaMon, Jan 18, 3:36 AM MST · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, UtahSun, Jan 24, 10:55 AM MST · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.09 km E of Springdale, UtahThu, Jan 28, 7:55 AM MST · 2073 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.723 km E of Littlefield, ArizonaThu, Jan 28, 1:29 PM MST · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, UtahTue, Feb 2, 6:22 AM MST · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.710 km E of Springdale, UtahWed, Feb 10, 1:35 AM MST · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, UtahThu, Feb 11, 12:43 PM MST · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
21. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Feb 16, 9:58 AM MST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 20, 5:25 PM MST · 2112 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 1:51 AM MST · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.89 km SE of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 13, 3:08 PM MST · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.614 km ENE of Springdale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 5:41 PM MST · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.714 km SSW of Kaibab, ArizonaThu, Dec 10, 4:44 AM MST · 2122 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.49 km S of Cedar City, UtahThu, Dec 3, 1:55 PM MST · 2129 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
7. 2.011 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahSun, Nov 29, 5:59 AM MST · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60422467. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.