M2.0 earthquake 21 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 2, 1981, 9:38 AM MDT

UTC

1981-09-02 15:38:49 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.063° N, 111.472° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

7

• Mayfield, UtahPopulation 521. Forecast21 kmESE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast105 kmSSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast131 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast627 kmN

After

1. 1.72 km E of Redmond, UtahWed, Sep 2, 2:44 PM MDT · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahWed, Sep 2, 5:42 PM MDT · 16457 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Sep 4, 5:24 PM MDT · 16455 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 9:55 AM MDT · 16452 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 8:58 PM MDT · 16452 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, UtahWed, Sep 9, 1:21 PM MDT · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSun, Sep 13, 8:49 PM MDT · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.111 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.810 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 11:59 PM MDT · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.312 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Sep 19, 4:29 AM MDT · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Sep 21, 6:03 AM MDT · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.514 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 25, 4:05 AM MDT · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Sep 26, 12:53 PM MDT · 16433 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Sep 27, 6:44 AM MDT · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Sep 27, 8:34 AM MDT · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Sep 29, 8:53 PM MDT · 16430 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.77 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Sep 29, 10:33 PM MDT · 16430 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
23. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16404 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16401 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
25. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
26. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
27. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away

Before

1. 1.814 km SW of Levan, UtahSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM MDT · 16461 days ago · -3 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, UtahThu, Aug 27, 2:14 PM MDT · 16463 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Aug 25, 1:49 PM MDT · 16465 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Aug 25, 8:12 AM MDT · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.517 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Aug 19, 12:10 PM MDT · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.413 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Aug 14, 12:19 PM MDT · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Aug 13, 7:00 AM MDT · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Aug 12, 9:20 AM MDT · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Aug 9, 5:53 AM MDT · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.86 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Aug 8, 6:50 AM MDT · 16482 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.615 km SW of Levan, UtahFri, Aug 7, 5:05 PM MDT · 16483 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.511 km NNE of Wellington, UtahFri, Aug 7, 1:47 PM MDT · 16483 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Aug 4, 11:02 PM MDT · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002475. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.