Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 19 km SSE of Minersville, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Minersville, Utah on Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC), 22 km (14 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1981-08-12 20:35:41 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.068° N, 112.808° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
12

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16486 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.19 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.1Utah · 16485 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.64 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.06 km N of Summit, Utah · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.96 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.04 km N of Summit, Utah · 16471 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.84 km N of Summit, Utah · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16467 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.810 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16439 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.69 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 16438 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.7Utah · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.05 km W of Enoch, Utah · 16434 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16487 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16487 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.216 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.614 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16489 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.515 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 16489 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16490 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16491 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16491 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16491 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.210 km ESE of Parowan, Utah · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16503 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16513 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16514 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002255. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.