Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah on Sun, Sep 13, 1981, 8:49 PM MDT (02:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-14 02:49:13 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.052° N, 111.496° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16428 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16415 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, Utah · 16402 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.3Utah · 16399 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.58 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.78 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.45 km N of Helper, Utah · 16391 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 16389 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.7Utah · 16385 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16464 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002585. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.