Utah earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km N of Summit, Utah

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km N of Summit, Utah on Fri, Aug 28, 1981, 3:19 PM MDT (21:19 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Parowan forecastMore in Utah

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-08-28 21:19:08 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.839° N, 112.937° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km N of Summit, Utah · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.924 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 16459 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.810 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16430 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.69 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 16430 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.7Utah · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.05 km W of Enoch, Utah · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.711 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.514 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 16413 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.68 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.98 km NNW of Junction, Utah · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km NNW of Summit, Utah · 16463 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.06 km N of Summit, Utah · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.64 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 16463 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.1Utah · 16476 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.19 km SW of Hatch, Utah · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.519 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.214 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16478 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.511 km S of Marysvale, Utah · 16478 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16479 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.216 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.614 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16480 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Minersville, Utah · 16480 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.922 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16482 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.018 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16483 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16483 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.118 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002435. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.