Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SW of Enterprise, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Enterprise, Utah on Thu, May 14, 1981, 8:55 AM MDT (14:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km WNW of Enoch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-14 14:55:22 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.478° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.914 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.510 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 16525 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.54 km NNW of Toquerville, Utah · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.213 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16590 days ago · -3 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.59 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 16590 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.79 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16595 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001550. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.