Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km N of Fremont, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km N of Fremont, Utah on Fri, Jul 31, 1981, 3:19 PM MDT (21:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-31 21:19:56 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.678° N, 111.573° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16503 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16503 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.810 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.77 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.529 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16518 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002070. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.