M1.8 earthquake 5 km N of Toquerville, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km N of Toquerville, Utah on Tue, Dec 1, 1981, 6:39 AM MST (13:39 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NNE of Saint George, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-01 13:39:10 UTC
- Depth
- -1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.302° N, 113.295° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 227°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.53 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 16365 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.52 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16329 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 16314 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003150. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.