Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Piute County, 6.6 mi south of Monroe, Sevier County, Utah, USA, on Wednesday, October 4, 1967 at 10:20 GMT
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Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 7 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 4, 1967 10:20:13 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.6 |
| Depth | 7.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.54°N / 112.16°W  (Piute, Utah, United States) |
| Antipode | 38.54°S / 67.84°E |
| Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mineral Mountains-Cove Fort (45 km / 28 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Monroe (pop: 2,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Richfield (Sevier County) (pop: 7,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SSW of Aurora (pop: 1,030) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) NE of Beaver (pop: 3,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SSW of Fayette (pop: 3,240) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) NE of Cedar City (Iron County) (pop: 30,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) SSW of Spanish Fork (pop: 37,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) SSW of Provo (pop: 115,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (124 mi) S of Orem (pop: 94,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 248 km (154 mi) S of Salt Lake City (pop: 192,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.6 | 7 km | Utah (USA) | USGS |
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