Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km S of Marysvale, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km S of Marysvale, Utah on Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 12:12 PM MDT (18:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km N of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-12 18:12:48 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.345° N, 112.244° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16485 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.519 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16485 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16484 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.19 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.1Utah · 16483 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.06 km N of Summit, Utah · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.96 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.04 km N of Summit, Utah · 16469 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Summit, Utah · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16465 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16464 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16459 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16445 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.7Utah · 16434 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.05 km W of Enoch, Utah · 16432 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.216 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16487 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.515 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 16487 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16488 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16489 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16489 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16498 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.210 km ESE of Parowan, Utah · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16501 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16511 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16512 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002245. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.