M2.5 earthquake 23 km NE of Tropic, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Tropic, Utah on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 10:17 AM MDT (16:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 15 km SW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.49	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.075 · 11 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.029 · 159 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60406447 (also filed as us6000bhtm). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.