Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SSW of Richfield, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Richfield, Utah on Thu, Jul 16, 1981, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km N of Paragonah, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-16 21:35:45 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.756° N, 112.089° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NNE of Elsinore, Utah · 16503 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.718 km ENE of Milford, Utah · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16489 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.624 km N of Fremont, Utah · 16488 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.615 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16481 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16481 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16480 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.515 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.614 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.09 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 16477 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16476 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.214 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16476 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.519 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16476 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.62 km WSW of Monroe, Utah · 16476 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.1Utah · 16474 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.517 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.814 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16459 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16457 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.631 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.532 km NE of Milford, Utah · 16512 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.77 km WNW of Circleville, Utah · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.529 km SW of Emery, Utah · 16518 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.116 km E of Holden, Utah · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.02 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001950. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.