M2.0 earthquake 27 km S of Evanston, Wyoming
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 27 km S of Evanston, Wyoming on Sat, Jun 27, 1981, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-27 22:48:38 UTC
- Depth
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.027° N, 111.013° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 26.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001795. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.