M1.6 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 11, 1981, 6:58 AM MST

UTC

1981-03-11 13:58:00 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.628° N, 113.820° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

196°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Enterprise, UtahPopulation 1,799. Forecast11 kmNW
• Washington, UtahPopulation 24,299. Forecast62 kmNNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast193 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast491 kmNNW

After

1. 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:40 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:45 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.310 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 11:40 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 3:52 AM MST · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.79 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Apr 6, 1:38 PM MST · 16605 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.610 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 7, 2:11 PM MST · 16604 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.911 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 8, 4:25 PM MST · 16603 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.17 km W of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:43 AM MST · 16602 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:45 AM MST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:52 AM MST · 16602 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.58 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 11, 12:37 AM MST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 7:59 PM MST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.37 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 9:16 PM MST · 16599 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.77 km W of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 10:24 PM MST · 16599 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 6:30 AM MST · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.116 km NNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 11:46 PM MST · 16597 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 18, 4:19 AM MST · 16594 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.79 km N of New Harmony, UtahWed, Apr 22, 7:54 PM MST · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.78 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:26 PM MST · 16589 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.59 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:29 PM MST · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:32 PM MST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahThu, Apr 23, 12:56 AM MST · 16589 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.213 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 9:57 PM MDT · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.114 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 11:49 PM MDT · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Feb 27, 8:57 AM MST · 16644 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.929 km WNW of Beryl Junction, UtahTue, Feb 17, 9:52 PM MST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000540. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.