M1.9 earthquake 2 km NE of Genola, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Genola, Utah on Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 12:43 PM MST (19:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km W of Hiawatha, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-22 19:43:23 UTC
- Depth
- 0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.009° N, 111.824° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.39 km NNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16589 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.95 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16576 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.63 km E of Snyderville, Utah · 16559 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 16549 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001410. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.