Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Utah on Sat, Jan 17, 1981, 3:33 PM MST (22:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km E of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-17 22:33:22 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.536° N, 113.128° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 16684 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.910 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.19 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.29 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16682 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.65 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 16682 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.66 km S of Kanarraville, Utah · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.89 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.917 km WNW of Paragonah, Utah · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.28 km W of Kanarraville, Utah · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.38 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 16667 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.97 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 16666 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.18 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 16666 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.38 km SSE of Alton, Utah · 16654 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.929 km WNW of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16644 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.310 km WNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16641 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.6Utah · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.15 km SE of Panguitch, Utah · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.14 km E of Panguitch, Utah · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, Utah · 16628 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.211 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.012 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.912 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.611 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.511 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16685 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.29 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.26 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.36 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.611 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16686 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.110 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.88 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.08 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.213 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 16712 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000175. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.