M1.9 earthquake 15 km ENE of Leamington, Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 8, 1981, 3:56 AM MST

UTC

1981-11-08 10:56:39 UTC

Depth

3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.610° N, 112.138° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

16

• Levan, UtahPopulation 871. Forecast24 kmWNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast51 kmSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast81 kmSSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast685 kmN

After

1. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 12:28 PM MST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16384 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.15 km NE of Orem, UtahThu, Dec 17, 3:47 AM MST · 16350 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16349 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16400 days ago · -3 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.63 km WSW of Ophir, UtahFri, Oct 23, 6:18 PM MDT · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
10. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002980. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.