Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km W of Enterprise, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km W of Enterprise, Utah on Wed, May 12, 1982, 2:59 PM MDT (20:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km NE of Hiko, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-12 20:59:38 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.564° N, 113.976° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.213 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16201 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16190 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.92 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.82 km NNW of Enterprise, Utah · 16157 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.118 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.116 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16221 days ago · -3 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.016 km E of Newcastle, Utah · 16227 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.015 km ENE of Newcastle, Utah · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004420. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.