Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km E of Holden, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km E of Holden, Utah on Wed, Jul 1, 1981, 8:23 AM MDT (14:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km SSW of Richfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-01 14:23:13 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.093° N, 112.077° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 15.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16518 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.810 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.532 km NE of Milford, Utah · 16512 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.11 km SSW of Richfield, Utah · 16504 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16503 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.02 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.95 km ESE of Aurora, Utah · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.56 km E of Marysvale, Utah · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.527 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001815. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.