Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 42 km WSW of Green River, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Green River, Utah on Wed, Sep 9, 1981, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 19 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-09 19:21:08 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.904° N, 110.636° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.45 km N of Helper, Utah · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.3Utah · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16470 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.