M2.0 earthquake 18 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah on Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 3:41 PM MDT (21:41 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km SE of Mount Pleasant, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 122.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60365217. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.