Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km WSW of Monroe, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Monroe, Utah on Thu, Aug 13, 1981, 7:00 AM MDT (13:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-13 13:00:16 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.623° N, 112.148° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Utah · 16474 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16457 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.519 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16477 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.214 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16477 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16478 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.216 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.614 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.515 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16480 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16481 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16503 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16503 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002270. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.