M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 17, 1981, 11:38 PM MST

UTC

1981-03-18 06:38:10 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.916° N, 112.484° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

171°

Stations used

13

• Panguitch, UtahPopulation 1,481. Forecast11 kmNNW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast57 kmENE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast267 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast498 kmN

After

1. 1.511 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 18, 7:11 AM MST · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 29, 12:06 AM MST · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:40 PM MST · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:45 PM MST · 16614 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.310 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 11:40 PM MST · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 3:52 AM MST · 16614 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.79 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Apr 6, 1:38 PM MST · 16613 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.610 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 7, 2:11 PM MST · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.911 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 8, 4:25 PM MST · 16611 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.17 km W of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:43 AM MST · 16609 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:45 AM MST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:52 AM MST · 16609 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.613 km W of Circleville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 11:26 PM MST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.58 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 11, 12:37 AM MST · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.717 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Apr 12, 3:23 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 7:59 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.37 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 9:16 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.77 km W of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 10:24 PM MST · 16606 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 6:30 AM MST · 16605 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.116 km NNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 11:46 PM MST · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 18, 4:19 AM MST · 16601 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.517 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Apr 22, 10:42 AM MST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.79 km N of New Harmony, UtahWed, Apr 22, 7:54 PM MST · 16597 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.78 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:26 PM MST · 16596 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
25. 1.59 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:29 PM MST · 16596 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
26. 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:32 PM MST · 16596 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahThu, Apr 23, 12:56 AM MST · 16596 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.213 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 9:57 PM MDT · 16586 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.114 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 11:49 PM MDT · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.717 km WSW of Marysvale, UtahMon, May 11, 4:37 PM MDT · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.55 km W of Koosharem, UtahFri, May 15, 10:11 AM MDT · 16574 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 1.912 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:36 PM MST · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 11:09 PM MST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.012 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 10:44 PM MST · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.211 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 5:34 PM MST · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 4:14 PM MST · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.14 km E of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:37 AM MST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.25 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:24 AM MST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.96 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 2:01 AM MST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 1:58 AM MST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.711 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 13, 8:41 PM MST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.15 km SE of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 11, 9:22 AM MST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.310 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 1, 5:29 PM MST · 16649 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Feb 27, 8:57 AM MST · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.38 km SSE of Alton, UtahTue, Feb 17, 6:25 AM MST · 16661 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000620. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.