M1.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Marysvale, Utah

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 8, 1981, 1:52 PM MST

UTC

1981-11-08 20:52:30 UTC

Depth

-1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.474° N, 112.209° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

6

• Monroe, UtahPopulation 2,293. Forecast19 kmSSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast116 kmNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast201 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast559 kmN

After

1. 1.7UtahThu, Nov 12, 12:02 PM MST · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, UtahMon, Nov 16, 12:20 AM MST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 16, 5:15 AM MST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16357 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16342 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
12. 2.011 km E of Beaver, UtahWed, Dec 30, 8:39 AM MST · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 2, 12:26 PM MST · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, UtahWed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM MST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.32 km NNW of Summit, UtahSat, Oct 31, 11:15 AM MST · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, UtahTue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM MST · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16402 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 19, 1:19 PM MDT · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, UtahWed, Oct 14, 5:12 PM MDT · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002990. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.