M1.6 earthquake 17 km WSW of Emery, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 13, 1981, 12:46 PM MST

UTC

1981-12-13 19:46:09 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.890° N, 111.443° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

7

• Mayfield, UtahPopulation 521. Forecast34 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast124 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast151 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast608 kmN

After

1. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16344 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.912 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Jan 28, 6:30 PM MST · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.911 km ESE of Leamington, UtahFri, Jan 29, 5:09 AM MST · 16309 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.011 km ESE of Leamington, UtahFri, Jan 29, 5:29 AM MST · 16309 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.13 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Feb 5, 10:41 PM MST · 16301 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16363 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.038 km W of Green River, UtahSun, Nov 22, 5:24 PM MST · 16376 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16385 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003385. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.