M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 25, 1981, 8:12 AM MDT

UTC

1981-08-25 14:12:16 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.303° N, 111.112° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

11

• Orangeville, UtahPopulation 1,394. Forecast10 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast94 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast114 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast657 kmN

After

1. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, UtahTue, Aug 25, 1:49 PM MDT · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, UtahThu, Aug 27, 2:14 PM MDT · 16462 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.814 km SW of Levan, UtahSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM MDT · 16460 days ago · -3 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahWed, Sep 2, 9:38 AM MDT · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.72 km E of Redmond, UtahWed, Sep 2, 2:44 PM MDT · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahWed, Sep 2, 5:42 PM MDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Sep 4, 5:24 PM MDT · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 9:55 AM MDT · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 8:58 PM MDT · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, UtahWed, Sep 9, 1:21 PM MDT · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSun, Sep 13, 8:49 PM MDT · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.111 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.810 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 11:59 PM MDT · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.312 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Sep 19, 4:29 AM MDT · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, UtahMon, Sep 21, 2:01 AM MDT · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
16. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, UtahMon, Sep 21, 11:02 PM MDT · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
17. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, UtahMon, Sep 21, 11:03 PM MDT · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.514 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 25, 4:05 AM MDT · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Sep 26, 12:53 PM MDT · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Sep 27, 6:44 AM MDT · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Sep 27, 8:34 AM MDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Sep 29, 8:53 PM MDT · 16428 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.77 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Sep 29, 10:33 PM MDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16415 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 2.3UtahSun, Aug 23, 9:15 AM MDT · 16466 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.517 km SW of Levan, UtahWed, Aug 19, 12:10 PM MDT · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, UtahWed, Aug 19, 2:38 AM MDT · 16470 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.413 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Aug 14, 12:19 PM MDT · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, UtahWed, Aug 12, 9:20 AM MDT · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.412 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Aug 9, 5:53 AM MDT · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.86 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Aug 8, 6:50 AM MDT · 16481 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.615 km SW of Levan, UtahFri, Aug 7, 5:05 PM MDT · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.511 km NNE of Wellington, UtahFri, Aug 7, 1:47 PM MDT · 16482 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Aug 4, 11:02 PM MDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.624 km N of Fremont, UtahFri, Jul 31, 3:19 PM MDT · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.629 km SW of Emery, UtahThu, Jul 30, 12:25 PM MDT · 16490 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002390. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.