Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNW of Helper, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Helper, Utah on Sat, Oct 23, 1982, 8:03 AM MDT (14:03 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-23 14:03:10 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.749° N, 110.903° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.94 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.74 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.69 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16031 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.01 km NE of Helper, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.211 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, Utah · 16027 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16027 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16021 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.012 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16017 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.115 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.7Utah · 16015 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.79 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.66 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16007 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.08 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16002 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.613 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15992 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.612 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.27 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15986 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.62 km WSW of Spring Glen, Utah · 15986 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.34 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 15985 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.518 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 15984 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.112 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15983 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16041 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16065 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.00 km S of Hiawatha, Utah · 16066 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50006970. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.