M1.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Circleville, Utah
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Circleville, Utah on Fri, Nov 9, 1984, 4:40 PM MST (23:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km NNW of Summit, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-09 23:40:22 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.126° N, 112.346° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 32.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 206°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.73 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 15279 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.49 km NNE of Hatch, Utah · 15275 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.811 km S of Beaver, Utah · 15249 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50017255. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.