Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km WSW of Ivins, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Ivins, Utah on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 12:59 AM MST (07:59 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km NW of Cane Beds, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 07:59:27 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.092° N, 113.851° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km NW of Cane Beds, Arizona · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.09 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2073 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.723 km E of Littlefield, Arizona · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.936 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.325 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Arizona · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.88 km NW of Cedar City, Utah · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Santa Clara, Utah · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.639 km S of Centennial Park, Arizona · 2099 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2099 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSE of Washington, Utah · 2109 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.69 km E of Springdale, Utah · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60424217. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.