Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km W of Hiawatha, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Hiawatha, Utah on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 1:07 AM MDT (07:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km NNE of Fountain Green, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-03-20 07:07:20 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.486° N, 111.083° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2019 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.716 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2018 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.016 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2013 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.515 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2013 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.15 km NNE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.116 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2012 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2011 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2009 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2006 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.915 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2003 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.6Utah · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.712 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 1990 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.718 km E of Holden, Utah · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1978 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1975 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.018 km SSE of Independence, Utah · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.718 km ESE of Spring City, Utah · 1975 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.59 km W of Levan, Utah · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1968 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 1968 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.5Utah · 1964 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2024 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.826 km ESE of Salina, Utah · 2028 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2031 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.815 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2032 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.711 km W of Clear Creek, Utah · 2032 days ago · -3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2035 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Helper, Utah · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2039 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Fountain Green, Utah · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.47 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 2040 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.04 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.715 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2045 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.38 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 2045 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60429787. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.