Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Levan, Utah on Wed, Aug 19, 1981, 12:10 PM MDT (18:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-19 18:10:27 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.454° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.64 km W of Genola, Utah · 16427 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.89 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.88 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16416 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16482 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16482 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002335. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.