M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Beryl Junction, Utah on Sun, Nov 22, 1981, 7:41 PM MST (02:41 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km N of Toquerville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-23 02:41:26 UTC
- Depth
- 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.038° N, 113.523° 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 8
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85 km N of Toquerville, Utah · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.011 km E of Beaver, Utah · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.214 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003120. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.