M2.9 earthquake 7 km WNW of Circleville, Utah
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Circleville, Utah on Sat, Oct 14, 1978, 1:58 AM MDT (07:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-14 07:58:09 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.191° N, 112.348° 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.
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x00. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.