Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km W of Veyo, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km W of Veyo, Utah on Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 12:57 PM MDT (18:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 42 km SE of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-04-24 18:57:10 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.353° N, 114.103° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.946 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.847 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.142 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.633 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2321 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2321 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.735 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2354 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.515 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2373 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2376 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  12. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60021674. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.