M2.4 earthquake 17 km SW of Bonanza, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Bonanza, Utah on Fri, Nov 5, 1982, 12:20 PM MST (19:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km NNE of Sunnyside, 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
- 1982-11-05 19:20:45 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.929° N, 109.342° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007315. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.