M2.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Saint George, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Saint George, Utah on Wed, Dec 2, 1981, 2:21 PM MST (21:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-02 21:21:15 UTC
- Depth
- -0.4 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.138° N, 113.571° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.52 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16329 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 16314 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003170. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.