M1.9 earthquake 15 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah on Wed, Nov 10, 1982, 11:58 AM MST (18:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 16 km SW of Orderville, 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
- 1982-11-10 18:58:53 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.734° N, 113.221° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.711 km SSE of Beaver, Utah · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.216 km SW of Orderville, Utah · 15992 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.715 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 15983 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007420. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.