Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km N of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km N of Fayette, Utah on Tue, May 4, 1982, 11:17 AM MDT (17:17 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km NNW of Goshen, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-04 17:17:35 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.389° N, 111.857° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16205 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16199 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.51 km NNE of Goshen, Utah · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.92 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16198 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.1Utah · 16195 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16191 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16177 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.9Utah · 16176 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16175 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16171 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.6Utah · 16160 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.716 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16232 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.2Utah · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.826 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.82 km SE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.512 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.314 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.913 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.918 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004375. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.