M1.7 earthquake Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 12, 1981, 12:02 PM MST

UTC

1981-11-12 19:02:46 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.556° N, 112.390° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

156°

Stations used

4

• Monroe, UtahPopulation 2,293. Forecast25 kmWSW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast114 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast197 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast569 kmN

After

1. 1.84 km SW of Kingston, UtahMon, Nov 16, 12:20 AM MST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.62 km SW of Circleville, UtahMon, Nov 16, 5:15 AM MST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
9. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.011 km E of Beaver, UtahWed, Dec 30, 8:39 AM MST · 16338 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.58 km ESE of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 2, 12:26 PM MST · 16334 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.75 km S of Circleville, UtahSun, Jan 10, 7:36 PM MST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, UtahSun, Nov 8, 1:52 PM MST · 16389 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, UtahWed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM MST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.32 km NNW of Summit, UtahSat, Oct 31, 11:15 AM MST · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, UtahTue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM MST · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16403 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, UtahMon, Oct 19, 1:19 PM MDT · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, UtahWed, Oct 14, 5:12 PM MDT · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003015. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.