Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Fri, Dec 25, 1981, 2:51 AM MST (09:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km E of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-25 09:51:12 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.687° N, 112.538° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km E of Beaver, Utah · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.16 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.214 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.911 km ESE of Leamington, Utah · 16307 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.011 km ESE of Leamington, Utah · 16307 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.210 km W of Fayette, Utah · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, Utah · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16357 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003505. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.