M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Sat, Sep 26, 1981, 12:53 PM MDT

UTC

1981-09-26 18:53:33 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.306° N, 111.105° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

8

• Orangeville, UtahPopulation 1,394. Forecast10 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast95 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast114 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast657 kmN

After

1. 2.511 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Sep 27, 6:44 AM MDT · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Sep 27, 8:34 AM MDT · 16441 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Sep 29, 8:53 PM MDT · 16439 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.77 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Sep 29, 10:33 PM MDT · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16426 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16426 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16410 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16408 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:31 AM MST · 16408 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16408 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16406 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.45 km N of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 5, 4:17 PM MST · 16402 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, UtahSun, Nov 8, 3:56 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 12:28 PM MST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16398 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16394 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.612 km S of Sunnyside, UtahSat, Nov 14, 1:05 AM MST · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
21. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
23. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.038 km W of Green River, UtahSun, Nov 22, 5:24 PM MST · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.514 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 25, 4:05 AM MDT · 16443 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
2. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, UtahMon, Sep 21, 11:03 PM MDT · 16447 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
3. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, UtahMon, Sep 21, 11:02 PM MDT · 16447 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
4. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, UtahMon, Sep 21, 2:01 AM MDT · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.312 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Sep 19, 4:29 AM MDT · 16449 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.810 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 11:59 PM MDT · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.111 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahSun, Sep 13, 8:49 PM MDT · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, UtahWed, Sep 9, 1:21 PM MDT · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
10. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 8:58 PM MDT · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, UtahMon, Sep 7, 9:55 AM MDT · 16461 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Sep 4, 5:24 PM MDT · 16464 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, UtahWed, Sep 2, 5:42 PM MDT · 16466 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.72 km E of Redmond, UtahWed, Sep 2, 2:44 PM MDT · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahWed, Sep 2, 9:38 AM MDT · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.814 km SW of Levan, UtahSat, Aug 29, 1:20 PM MDT · 16470 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, UtahThu, Aug 27, 2:14 PM MDT · 16472 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002670. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.