Utah earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km W of Gunnison, Utah

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km W of Gunnison, Utah on Sat, Sep 18, 1982, 1:21 PM MDT (19:21 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-18 19:21:03 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.159° N, 111.914° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.012 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.00 km S of Hiawatha, Utah · 16066 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16066 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.510 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16042 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.212 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16040 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.99 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.47 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.97 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.36 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16039 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.67 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16038 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.17 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.94 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.74 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16034 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.39 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.211 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, Utah · 16027 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.515 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16027 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16027 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.721 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.821 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16022 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.012 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16017 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.115 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.7Utah · 16016 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.12 km N of Santaquin, Utah · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.