M1.7 earthquake 37 km SW of Thatcher, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Thatcher, Utah on Fri, Dec 25, 1981, 7:01 PM MST (02:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km NW of Howell, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-26 02:01:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.438° N, 112.590° 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.214 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.514 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.913 km NW of Howell, Utah · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.620 km ENE of Snowville, Utah · 16312 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003510. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.