M1.6 earthquake 21 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sat, Nov 22, 1986, 4:15 AM MST

UTC

1986-11-22 11:15:47 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.637° N, 112.560° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

168°

Stations used

7

• Elsinore, UtahPopulation 857. Forecast36 kmW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast115 kmNNE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast194 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast579 kmN

After

1. 2.021 km SW of Kanosh, UtahWed, Dec 17, 11:05 PM MST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.519 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 12:08 AM MST · 14523 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.618 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 12:37 AM MST · 14523 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.121 km SW of Kanosh, UtahSun, Dec 28, 1:45 PM MST · 14522 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.58 km NW of Junction, UtahWed, Dec 31, 7:34 PM MST · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.29 km ESE of Scipio, UtahWed, Jan 7, 6:51 PM MST · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, UtahWed, Jan 7, 7:07 PM MST · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.77 km S of Joseph, UtahWed, Jan 14, 11:52 AM MST · 14505 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.67 km S of Joseph, UtahFri, Jan 16, 1:28 PM MST · 14503 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.7UtahFri, Jan 16, 1:33 PM MST · 14503 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
11. 3.39 km SSE of Mayfield, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:27 PM MST · 14503 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.819 km S of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 17, 8:04 AM MST · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.421 km S of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 17, 8:48 AM MST · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.322 km S of Beaver, UtahSat, Jan 17, 10:43 PM MST · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.330 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Nov 14, 2:16 AM MST · 14567 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.917 km NNW of Fayette, UtahTue, Nov 11, 10:59 PM MST · 14569 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.716 km NNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Nov 5, 8:42 PM MST · 14575 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 1:23 PM MDT · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.79 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 11:09 AM MDT · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.19 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 10:29 AM MDT · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.310 km W of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 23, 10:07 AM MDT · 14588 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50030745. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.