M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 9, 1981, 12:28 PM MST

UTC

1981-11-09 19:28:24 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.462° N, 111.057° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 27.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

6

• Huntington, UtahPopulation 2,004. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast85 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast100 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast675 kmN

After

1. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16396 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16392 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.612 km S of Sunnyside, UtahSat, Nov 14, 1:05 AM MST · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.038 km W of Green River, UtahSun, Nov 22, 5:24 PM MST · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16357 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away

Before

1. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, UtahSun, Nov 8, 3:56 AM MST · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.45 km N of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 5, 4:17 PM MST · 16400 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16406 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16406 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16408 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16421 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16424 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16424 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003000. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.