Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km W of Veyo, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km W of Veyo, Utah on Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 12:56 PM MDT (18:56 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-04-24 18:56:39 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.353° N, 114.094° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2353 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.946 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.847 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.142 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.633 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.515 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2353 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.620 km N of Springdale, Utah · 2371 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2374 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.414 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2376 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
  11. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2380 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60381657. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.