Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah on Wed, Sep 2, 1981, 5:42 PM MDT (23:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1981-09-02 23:42:44 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.446° N, 111.034° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16460 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16450 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16443 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16438 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16438 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.64 km W of Genola, Utah · 16436 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.89 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16425 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.88 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16425 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.3Utah · 16409 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.58 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16408 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 16408 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.78 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16408 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16465 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16465 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16469 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16471 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.3Utah · 16475 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16479 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16480 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16490 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16491 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16491 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.511 km NNE of Wellington, Utah · 16491 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002485. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.