M1.7 earthquake 9 km WNW of Alton, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 2:36 AM MST

UTC

2021-01-13 09:36:48 UTC

Depth

13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.471° N, 112.576° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

8

• Orderville, UtahPopulation 559. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast49 kmESE
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast263 kmENE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast450 kmN

After

1. 1.64 km N of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 15, 6:14 AM MST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.64 km NW of Cane Beds, ArizonaMon, Jan 18, 3:36 AM MST · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.732 km NNE of Newcastle, UtahSun, Jan 24, 10:55 AM MST · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.09 km E of Springdale, UtahThu, Jan 28, 7:55 AM MST · 2073 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.09 km NNW of Hatch, UtahTue, Feb 2, 6:22 AM MST · 2068 days ago · -3 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.710 km E of Springdale, UtahWed, Feb 10, 1:35 AM MST · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.610 km WNW of Glendale, UtahThu, Feb 11, 12:43 PM MST · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.520 km N of Paragonah, UtahTue, Feb 16, 9:58 AM MST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.05 km SE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Feb 19, 7:15 PM MST · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.629 km W of Big Water, UtahMon, Feb 22, 7:01 PM MST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.119 km SSE of Minersville, UtahThu, Feb 25, 5:05 PM MST · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.326 km WSW of Big Water, UtahSun, Feb 28, 5:34 AM MST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.915 km NW of Alton, UtahTue, Mar 2, 9:27 AM MST · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.26 km SSE of Alton, UtahFri, Mar 5, 11:04 AM MST · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.814 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:14 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 5, 1:20 PM MST · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.721 km SE of Fredonia, ArizonaSat, Mar 6, 8:08 PM MST · 2035 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.315 km W of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 9, 2:29 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.113 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:14 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.615 km ESE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:28 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.214 km W of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 9, 9:56 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Mar 9, 10:29 AM MST · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 1.717 km NE of Paragonah, UtahTue, Jan 12, 11:09 AM MST · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.1ArizonaSat, Jan 9, 6:51 AM MST · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, UtahFri, Jan 8, 7:07 AM MST · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.810 km SSW of Orderville, UtahFri, Jan 8, 3:39 AM MST · 2093 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.69 km WSW of Beaver, UtahWed, Jan 6, 4:07 AM MST · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.69 km NNE of Beaver, UtahMon, Jan 4, 10:09 PM MST · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 1, 11:05 PM MST · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.112 km E of Brian Head, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:50 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.113 km SE of Hatch, UtahFri, Jan 1, 1:01 AM MST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.17 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:23 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.26 km SW of Circleville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 9:14 AM MST · 2102 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, UtahWed, Dec 23, 4:14 PM MST · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.612 km WSW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:17 AM MST · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.27 km SW of Circleville, UtahTue, Dec 22, 5:11 AM MST · 2110 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.69 km E of Springdale, UtahMon, Dec 21, 4:56 PM MST · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.15 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Dec 20, 5:25 PM MST · 2111 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.9UtahSat, Dec 19, 11:31 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.76 km SW of Circleville, UtahSat, Dec 19, 10:34 AM MST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.79 km NW of Circleville, UtahThu, Dec 17, 8:09 AM MST · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Dec 16, 1:51 AM MST · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60424077. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.