Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 7:36 PM MST (02:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-11-21 02:36:12 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.178° N, 111.238° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.64 km SE of Circleville, Utah · 2132 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.519 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 2120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.928 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2119 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.631 km N of Fremont, Utah · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2110 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.68 km SE of Marysvale, Utah · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.035 km SE of Hanksville, Utah · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2167 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.914 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 2168 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.55 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 2169 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.36 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60419157. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.