Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah on Tue, Sep 29, 1981, 8:53 PM MDT (02:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-30 02:53:45 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.308° N, 111.097° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 16421 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.89 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.88 km W of Nephi, Utah · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16415 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.3Utah · 16399 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16398 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.45 km N of Helper, Utah · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.612 km S of Sunnyside, Utah · 16383 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.614 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.038 km W of Green River, Utah · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16449 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.