Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NNW of Junction, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Junction, Utah on Tue, Oct 27, 1981, 10:00 AM MST (17:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km NNW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-27 17:00:59 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.301° N, 112.270° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 16398 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.7Utah · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, Utah · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16363 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, Utah · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16404 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.05 km W of Enoch, Utah · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.7Utah · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002875. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.