Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km E of Beaver, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km E of Beaver, Utah on Wed, Dec 30, 1981, 8:39 AM MST (15:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km S of Circleville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-30 15:39:57 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.266° N, 112.506° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.16 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.214 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.77 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.57 km N of Glendale, Utah · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.910 km WSW of Alton, Utah · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, Utah · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003560. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.