M1.8 earthquake 15 km SW of Levan, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Levan, Utah on Wed, Apr 8, 1981, 11:54 AM MST (18:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km NE of Genola, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-08 18:54:46 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.471° N, 112.007° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 109°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.811 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 16599 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Genola, Utah · 16589 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.39 km NNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16581 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.95 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16568 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001025. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.