Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km SW of Kingston, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Kingston, Utah on Mon, Nov 16, 1981, 12:20 AM MST (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-16 07:20:01 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.185° N, 112.226° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 30.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, Utah · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16357 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, Utah · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16342 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.011 km E of Beaver, Utah · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.75 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.16 km S of Circleville, Utah · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Utah · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16389 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.32 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16403 days ago · -2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003060. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.