M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Levan, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Levan, Utah on Sun, Apr 12, 1981, 6:04 PM MST (01:04 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 1981-04-13 01:04:29 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.455° N, 111.894° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 72 km away
- 3.95 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16568 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.527 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.