M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Fayette, Utah

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 5:38 AM MST

UTC

1981-10-30 12:38:53 UTC

Depth

13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.305° N, 111.854° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

11

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast17 kmN
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast75 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast105 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast652 kmN

After

1. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, UtahWed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM MST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.45 km N of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 5, 4:17 PM MST · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, UtahSun, Nov 8, 3:56 AM MST · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, UtahSun, Nov 8, 1:52 PM MST · 16389 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 12:28 PM MST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.7UtahThu, Nov 12, 12:02 PM MST · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16384 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16357 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
21. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16349 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16342 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16400 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16402 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
6. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.64 km W of Genola, UtahFri, Oct 2, 4:59 AM MDT · 16426 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002895. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.