M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah on Fri, Dec 18, 1981, 2:09 PM MST (21:09 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km ESE of Leamington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-18 21:09:15 UTC
- Depth
- 13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.462° N, 111.085° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.911 km ESE of Leamington, Utah · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.011 km ESE of Leamington, Utah · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.13 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16309 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.311 km SSE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.210 km W of Fayette, Utah · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003450. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.