M1.9 earthquake 10 km WSW of Alton, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Alton, Utah on Fri, Feb 12, 1982, 1:56 PM MST (20:56 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 20 km NW of Enoch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-12 20:56:25 UTC
- Depth
- 0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.413° N, 112.593° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 174°
- Stations used
- 6
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.813 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16285 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.020 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.64 km NNW of Glendale, Utah · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.422 km SW of Antimony, Utah · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003785. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.