M1.7 earthquake 7 km SSE of Joseph, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 4, 1981, 9:05 AM MST

UTC

1981-11-04 16:05:58 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.563° N, 112.175° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

146°

Stations used

5

• Monroe, UtahPopulation 2,293. Forecast9 kmSSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast125 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast191 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast569 kmN

After

1. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, UtahSun, Nov 8, 1:52 PM MST · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.7UtahThu, Nov 12, 12:02 PM MST · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, UtahMon, Nov 16, 12:20 AM MST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 16, 5:15 AM MST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16363 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.011 km E of Beaver, UtahWed, Dec 30, 8:39 AM MST · 16338 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 2, 12:26 PM MST · 16335 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16401 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, UtahTue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM MST · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16404 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 19, 1:19 PM MDT · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, UtahWed, Oct 14, 5:12 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002950. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.