M1.6 earthquake 17 km ENE of Snowville, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 15, 1981, 6:57 PM MST

UTC

1981-11-16 01:57:52 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

42.046° N, 112.522° W

Region

Idaho

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

145°

Stations used

17

• Malad City, IdahoPopulation 2,050. Forecast28 kmSW
• Smithfield, UtahPopulation 10,782. Forecast62 kmWNW
• Salt Lake City, UtahPopulation 215,548. Forecast152 kmNNW

After

1. 2.619 km ENE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 15, 10:34 PM MST · 16389 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.618 km ENE of Snowville, UtahMon, Nov 16, 12:57 AM MST · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.819 km ENE of Snowville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 9:58 AM MST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.514 km ENE of Snowville, UtahMon, Nov 23, 10:50 PM MST · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.521 km WSW of Malad City, IdahoWed, Dec 9, 12:15 PM MST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.652 km SSW of Howell, UtahMon, Dec 14, 10:09 PM MST · 16360 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.737 km SW of Thatcher, UtahFri, Dec 25, 7:01 PM MST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.214 km NW of Howell, UtahMon, Dec 28, 9:03 PM MST · 16346 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.613 km NW of Howell, UtahTue, Dec 29, 4:39 AM MST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.514 km ESE of Snowville, UtahWed, Dec 30, 2:46 AM MST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.913 km NW of Howell, UtahSun, Jan 10, 2:42 PM MST · 16333 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

Before

1. 1.618 km ENE of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 15, 1:37 PM MST · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.615 km E of Snowville, UtahSun, Nov 1, 8:33 PM MST · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003045. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.