M1.7 earthquake 12 km WSW of Garden, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Garden, Utah on Wed, Jun 9, 1982, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 8 km N of Opal, Wyoming. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-09 20:55:06 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.830° N, 111.519° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 17.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.69 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 16168 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.617 km WSW of Malad City, Idaho · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Georgetown, Idaho · 16167 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.78 km N of Opal, Wyoming · 16136 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.616 km ENE of Franklin, Idaho · 16124 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004745. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.