Utah earthquakes in 1981
29 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1981. The largest: M4.2 9 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah, Apr 4, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.53 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.69 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 17 km deep
- 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 8 km deep
- 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.213 km ENE of Halls Crossing, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.04 km N of Summit, Utah · 9 km deep
- 2.64 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.519 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 22 km deep
- 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 12 km deep
- 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.527 km SW of Emery, Utah · 11 km deep
- 3.95 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -3 km deep
- 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -1 km deep
- 2.79 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 0 km deep
- 3.012 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.612 km S of Snowville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.79 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -3 km deep
- 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.57 km N of Howell, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.913 km ENE of Randolph, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.82 km N of Vineyard, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.97 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 0 km deep
- 3.28 km W of Kanarraville, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.611 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 8 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1981 in Utah.
- 4.29 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.95 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.82 km N of Vineyard, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.37 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.28 km W of Kanarraville, Utah · 2 km deep
- 3.27 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 3 km deep
- 3.213 km ENE of Halls Crossing, Utah · 4 km deep
- 3.119 km N of Paragonah, Utah · 12 km deep
- 3.04 km N of Summit, Utah · 9 km deep
- 3.05 km N of East Carbon City, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.012 km SSE of Snowville, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.97 km NNE of New Harmony, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.916 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.913 km ENE of Randolph, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.89 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -1 km deep
- 2.79 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 0 km deep
- 2.78 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -3 km deep
- 2.79 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · -3 km deep
- 2.613 km NW of Howell, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.611 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.64 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 3 km deep
- 2.69 km WNW of Glendale, Utah · 17 km deep
- 2.612 km S of Snowville, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.514 km W of Huntington, Utah · 8 km deep
- 2.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 2 | 2.6 | 11 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah |
| February 1981 | 3 | 3.8 | 2 km N of Vineyard, Utah |
| March 1981 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 km ENE of Randolph, Utah |
| April 1981 | 8 | 4.2 | 9 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah |
| May 1981 | 1 | 3.9 | 5 km W of Hiawatha, Utah |
| June 1981 | 2 | 2.9 | 16 km SSW of Clear Creek, Utah |
| July 1981 | 0 | ||
| August 1981 | 4 | 3.1 | 19 km N of Paragonah, Utah |
| September 1981 | 6 | 3.3 | 7 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah |
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 0 | ||
| December 1981 | 2 | 2.6 | 13 km NW of Howell, 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.