Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of Wellington, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Wellington, Utah on Fri, Aug 7, 1981, 1:47 PM MDT (19:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-07 19:47:28 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.635° N, 110.664° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16487 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.413 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16481 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.13 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16476 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.3Utah · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Clear Creek, Utah · 16470 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.944 km ESE of Emery, Utah · 16468 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.021 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16462 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16460 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.721 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 16457 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.042 km WSW of Green River, Utah · 16455 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.119 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.111 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16446 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 16443 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.89 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.09 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16435 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.77 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16491 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002140. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.