M3.8 earthquake 2 km N of Vineyard, Utah
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 2 km N of Vineyard, Utah on Fri, Feb 20, 1981, 2:13 AM MST (09:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-20 09:13:01 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.320° N, 111.741° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 29
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16609 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.815 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16603 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 16599 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000425 (also filed as ushis3705, usp0001ca0). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.