M2.9 earthquake 7 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 5, 1981, 7:32 AM MST

UTC

1981-02-05 14:32:44 UTC

Depth

0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.541° N, 113.280° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

10

• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast25 kmSW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast217 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast468 kmNNW

After

1. 2.18 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahThu, Feb 5, 7:35 AM MST · 16665 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.38 km SSE of Alton, UtahTue, Feb 17, 6:25 AM MST · 16653 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.929 km WNW of Beryl Junction, UtahTue, Feb 17, 9:52 PM MST · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Feb 27, 8:57 AM MST · 16643 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.310 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 1, 5:29 PM MST · 16641 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.6UtahWed, Mar 11, 6:58 AM MST · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.15 km SE of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 11, 9:22 AM MST · 16631 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.711 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 13, 8:41 PM MST · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 1:58 AM MST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.96 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 2:01 AM MST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.25 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:24 AM MST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.14 km E of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:37 AM MST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 4:14 PM MST · 16628 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.211 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 5:34 PM MST · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.012 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 10:44 PM MST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 11:09 PM MST · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.912 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:36 PM MST · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.611 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:38 PM MST · 16625 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.511 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 18, 7:11 AM MST · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 29, 12:06 AM MST · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
21. 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:40 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
22. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:45 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.310 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 11:40 PM MST · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 3:52 AM MST · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 2.38 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahTue, Feb 3, 8:42 PM MST · 16667 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Feb 1, 8:51 PM MST · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.28 km W of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Jan 31, 7:21 PM MST · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.917 km WNW of Paragonah, UtahThu, Jan 22, 1:37 AM MST · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.89 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 11:53 PM MST · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.66 km S of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 7:18 PM MST · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.65 km E of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 4:53 AM MST · 16681 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.29 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 6:23 PM MST · 16682 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.19 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 7:45 AM MST · 16682 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.910 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 4:10 AM MST · 16682 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.54 km E of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Jan 17, 10:56 PM MST · 16684 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.7UtahSat, Jan 17, 3:33 PM MST · 16684 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.86 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:41 PM MST · 16685 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.910 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 10:00 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 7:50 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.29 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 7:13 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.26 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 5:07 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.36 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:38 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.611 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 3:26 AM MST · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000325. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.