M2.3 earthquake 3 km W of Hiawatha, Utah

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 11:27 PM MST

UTC

1981-11-02 06:27:30 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.486° N, 111.057° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

9

• Huntington, UtahPopulation 2,004. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast83 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast98 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast677 kmN

After

1. 2.45 km N of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 5, 4:17 PM MST · 16391 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, UtahSun, Nov 8, 3:56 AM MST · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 12:28 PM MST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.612 km S of Sunnyside, UtahSat, Nov 14, 1:05 AM MST · 16383 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.038 km W of Green River, UtahSun, Nov 22, 5:24 PM MST · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16349 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16399 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002925. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.