M1.6 earthquake 29 km SW of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 12:25 PM MDT

UTC

1981-07-30 18:25:37 UTC

Depth

12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.772° N, 111.522° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

9

• Salina, UtahPopulation 2,521. Forecast36 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast136 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast163 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast594 kmN

After

1. 1.624 km N of Fremont, UtahFri, Jul 31, 3:19 PM MDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Aug 4, 11:02 PM MDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.615 km SW of Levan, UtahFri, Aug 7, 5:05 PM MDT · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.86 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Aug 8, 6:50 AM MDT · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Aug 9, 5:53 AM MDT · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Aug 12, 9:20 AM MDT · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, UtahWed, Aug 12, 12:12 PM MDT · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Aug 13, 7:00 AM MDT · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.413 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Aug 14, 12:19 PM MDT · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.517 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Aug 19, 12:10 PM MDT · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Aug 25, 8:12 AM MDT · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, UtahThu, Aug 27, 2:14 PM MDT · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.814 km SW of Levan, UtahSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM MDT · 16459 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahWed, Sep 2, 9:38 AM MDT · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.72 km E of Redmond, UtahWed, Sep 2, 2:44 PM MDT · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahWed, Sep 2, 5:42 PM MDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Sep 4, 5:24 PM MDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 9:55 AM MDT · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 8:58 PM MDT · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, UtahWed, Sep 9, 1:21 PM MDT · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
21. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSun, Sep 13, 8:49 PM MDT · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.111 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.810 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 11:59 PM MDT · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.312 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Sep 19, 4:29 AM MDT · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
25. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Sep 21, 6:03 AM MDT · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.514 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 25, 4:05 AM MDT · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Sep 26, 12:53 PM MDT · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Sep 27, 6:44 AM MDT · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Sep 27, 8:34 AM MDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, UtahFri, Jul 17, 11:10 AM MDT · 16503 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, UtahThu, Jul 16, 3:35 PM MDT · 16503 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.810 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Jul 5, 2:17 AM MDT · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.77 km WNW of Circleville, UtahFri, Jul 3, 2:23 AM MDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.629 km SW of Emery, UtahFri, Jul 3, 12:05 AM MDT · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.529 km SW of Emery, UtahThu, Jul 2, 8:20 AM MDT · 16518 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.116 km E of Holden, UtahWed, Jul 1, 8:23 AM MDT · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002055. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.