Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of Circleville, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Circleville, Utah on Tue, Jun 8, 1982, 3:26 PM MDT (21:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-08 21:26:04 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.131° N, 112.353° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 15.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16177 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16151 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.620 km S of Beaver, Utah · 16138 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.710 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 16138 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.018 km W of Hatch, Utah · 16138 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.517 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 16186 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16186 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16199 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004725. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.