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

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 7:54 PM MST

UTC

1981-04-23 02:54:53 UTC

Depth

-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.566° N, 113.293° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

206°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast24 kmWSW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast219 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast471 kmNNW

After

1. 1.78 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:26 PM MST · 16588 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.59 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:29 PM MST · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 22, 11:32 PM MST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahThu, Apr 23, 12:56 AM MST · 16588 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.213 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 9:57 PM MDT · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.114 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, May 3, 11:49 PM MDT · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.812 km SW of Enterprise, UtahThu, May 14, 8:55 AM MDT · 16567 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.89 km NNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jun 2, 11:44 PM MDT · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.914 km WNW of Cedar City, UtahThu, Jun 11, 12:29 AM MDT · 16539 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 18, 4:19 AM MST · 16593 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.116 km NNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 11:46 PM MST · 16596 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 14, 6:30 AM MST · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.77 km W of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 10:24 PM MST · 16598 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.37 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 9:16 PM MST · 16598 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 12, 7:59 PM MST · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.58 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 11, 12:37 AM MST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:52 AM MST · 16601 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:45 AM MST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.17 km W of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Apr 10, 6:43 AM MST · 16601 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.911 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Apr 8, 4:25 PM MST · 16602 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.610 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Apr 7, 2:11 PM MST · 16603 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.79 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Apr 6, 1:38 PM MST · 16604 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Apr 5, 3:52 AM MST · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.310 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 11:40 PM MST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:45 PM MST · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
17. 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Apr 4, 10:40 PM MST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 29, 12:06 AM MST · 16613 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001415. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.