M1.5 earthquake 17 km SW of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 10:42 AM MST (17:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 17 km WSW of Marysvale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-22 17:42:47 UTC
- Depth
- -0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.669° N, 112.556° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.717 km WSW of Marysvale, Utah · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.55 km W of Koosharem, Utah · 16566 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.19 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16547 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.527 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.56 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.95 km ESE of Aurora, Utah · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.02 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001400. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.