Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km N of Clear Creek, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Clear Creek, Utah on Tue, Aug 25, 1981, 1:49 PM MDT (19:49 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1981-08-25 19:49:28 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.684° N, 111.151° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16471 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16467 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16450 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16448 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16440 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.64 km W of Genola, Utah · 16437 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.89 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16427 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.88 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16427 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16424 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.3Utah · 16477 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16481 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16481 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16488 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16491 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16492 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16493 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.511 km NNE of Wellington, Utah · 16493 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002395. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.