M2.9 earthquake 13 km ENE of Randolph, Utah
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Randolph, Utah on Tue, Mar 31, 1981, 1:40 PM MST (20:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-31 20:40:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.701° N, 111.030° 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, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.113 km ENE of Randolph, Utah · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.017 km SW of Smoot, Wyoming · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.824 km ENE of Echo, Utah · 16580 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.813 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000735 (also filed as usp0001cyz). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.