M2.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Dugway, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Dugway, Utah on Sun, Aug 22, 1982, 2:09 PM MDT (20:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-22 20:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.273° N, 112.790° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 20
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.55 km ESE of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.65 km ESE of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.3Utah · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005480. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.