M2.1 earthquake 3 km SSE of Saint George, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Saint George, Utah on Sat, Nov 14, 1981, 6:26 PM MST (01:26 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km W of Fredonia, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-15 01:26:35 UTC
- Depth
- -1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.076° N, 113.574° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.72 km W of Fredonia, Arizona · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.85 km N of Toquerville, Utah · 16373 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.53 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 16372 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.52 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16336 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16336 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003030. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.