M2.4 earthquake 22 km SW of Antimony, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Antimony, Utah on Mon, Mar 8, 1982, 9:31 AM MST (16:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km SE of Torrey, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-08 16:31:26 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.952° N, 112.140° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 30.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.80.9 km W of Marysvale, UT · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.53 km N of Beaver, Utah · 16234 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 16231 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.413 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 16231 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 3.64 km NNW of Glendale, Utah · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.020 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 16277 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.83 km NNW of Circleville, Utah · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.910 km WSW of Alton, Utah · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.57 km N of Glendale, Utah · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003905. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.