Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Joseph, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Joseph, Utah on Sat, Dec 5, 1981, 3:43 PM MST (22:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km NE of Marysvale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-05 22:43:19 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.581° N, 112.177° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, Utah · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16344 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.011 km E of Beaver, Utah · 16338 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16335 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.75 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.16 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.214 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, Utah · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.7Utah · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003185. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.