M5.0 earthquake 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah on Sat, May 24, 1980, 4:03 AM MDT (10:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-24 10:03:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.937° N, 111.966° 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.
- Stations used
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017d8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.