M1.7 earthquake 21 km WNW of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 7, 1981, 8:58 PM MDT

UTC

1981-09-08 02:58:26 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.004° N, 111.477° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

8

• Mayfield, UtahPopulation 521. Forecast24 kmESE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast111 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast138 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast620 kmN

After

1. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, UtahWed, Sep 9, 1:21 PM MDT · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSun, Sep 13, 8:49 PM MDT · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.111 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.810 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 11:59 PM MDT · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.312 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Sep 19, 4:29 AM MDT · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Sep 21, 6:03 AM MDT · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.514 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 25, 4:05 AM MDT · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Sep 26, 12:53 PM MDT · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Sep 27, 6:44 AM MDT · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Sep 27, 8:34 AM MDT · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Sep 29, 8:53 PM MDT · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.77 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Sep 29, 10:33 PM MDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16403 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16400 days ago · -3 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
21. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, UtahWed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM MST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.45 km N of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 5, 4:17 PM MST · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 9:55 AM MDT · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Sep 4, 5:24 PM MDT · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahWed, Sep 2, 5:42 PM MDT · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.72 km E of Redmond, UtahWed, Sep 2, 2:44 PM MDT · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahWed, Sep 2, 9:38 AM MDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.814 km SW of Levan, UtahSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM MDT · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, UtahThu, Aug 27, 2:14 PM MDT · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Aug 25, 1:49 PM MDT · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Aug 25, 8:12 AM MDT · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.517 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Aug 19, 12:10 PM MDT · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.413 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Aug 14, 12:19 PM MDT · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Aug 13, 7:00 AM MDT · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, UtahWed, Aug 12, 12:12 PM MDT · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Aug 12, 9:20 AM MDT · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Aug 9, 5:53 AM MDT · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002540. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.