Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Mon, Sep 21, 1981, 6:03 AM MDT (12:03 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11 km ENE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-21 12:03:59 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.709° N, 112.472° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
10

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16402 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.3Utah · 16399 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.78 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16388 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.7Utah · 16384 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, Utah · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16457 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16459 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002650. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.