Utah earthquakes in 1980
11 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1980. The largest: M5.0 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah, May 24, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.110 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.88 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.58 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.08 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.213 km E of Kanarraville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.913 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 5.01 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.81 km W of Mount Nebo, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.773 km E of Montello, Nevada · 7 km deep
- 3.074 km E of Montello, Nevada · 7 km deep
- 2.89 km NNE of Wellington, Utah · 7 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 0 | ||
| February 1980 | 0 | ||
| March 1980 | 1 | 2.8 | 9 km NNE of Wellington, Utah |
| April 1980 | 3 | 3.8 | 1 km W of Mount Nebo, Utah |
| May 1980 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 km SSW of Mount Nebo, Utah |
| June 1980 | 0 | ||
| July 1980 | 0 | ||
| August 1980 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 km ESE of Millville, Utah |
| September 1980 | 0 | ||
| October 1980 | 0 | ||
| November 1980 | 0 | ||
| December 1980 | 5 | 3.2 | 13 km E of Kanarraville, Utah |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.