Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km W of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km W of Circleville, Utah on Fri, Apr 10, 1981, 11:26 PM MST (06:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-11 06:26:11 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.164° N, 112.427° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.37 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16600 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16597 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16594 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.517 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.59 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16589 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.213 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.114 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.717 km WSW of Marysvale, Utah · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.55 km W of Koosharem, Utah · 16567 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.19 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16548 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16602 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.911 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.610 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.310 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.012 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.211 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16628 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.14 km E of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.25 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.96 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001190. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.