Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km W of Huntington, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km W of Huntington, Utah on Sun, Aug 9, 1981, 5:53 AM MDT (11:53 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-09 11:53:34 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.346° N, 111.111° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16471 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.3Utah · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.64 km W of Genola, Utah · 16426 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16482 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.511 km NNE of Wellington, Utah · 16482 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002195. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.