M1.7 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Utah on Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 10:45 PM MDT (04:45 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

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

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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 138.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60370002. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.