Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km ESE of Aurora, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Aurora, Utah on Tue, Jun 16, 1981, 12:57 PM MDT (18:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-16 18:57:50 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.897° N, 111.875° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.011 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.116 km E of Holden, Utah · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.529 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16519 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16519 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.77 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.810 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.532 km NE of Milford, Utah · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16505 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16504 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16495 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16491 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16483 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16482 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16478 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.527 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16542 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.19 km ESE of Beaver, Utah · 16548 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001745. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.