M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Echo, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Echo, Utah on Sat, May 2, 1981, 5:24 AM MDT (11:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 27 km S of Evanston, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-02 11:24:10 UTC
- Depth
- 11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.065° N, 111.182° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001475. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.