Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah on Thu, Jun 11, 1981, 12:29 AM MDT (06:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km N of Paragonah, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-11 06:29:16 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.743° N, 113.203° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 16532 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.77 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNW of Toquerville, Utah · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16502 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.210 km ESE of Parowan, Utah · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.03 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16490 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16490 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16489 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16555 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.812 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 16575 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001730. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.