M1.6 earthquake 13 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah on Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 5:37 PM MST (00:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SSE of Saint George, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-01 00:37:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.737° N, 113.803° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 182°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.738 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16375 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.85 km N of Toquerville, Utah · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.53 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 16365 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002910. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.