Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NW of Helper, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Helper, Utah on Mon, Nov 1, 1982, 10:54 AM MST (17:54 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km WNW of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-01 17:54:57 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.736° N, 110.942° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16030 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of Helper, Utah · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.211 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16029 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, Utah · 16029 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16028 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16019 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.012 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16019 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.115 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16018 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.7Utah · 16017 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16017 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.79 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16010 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16009 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.66 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.08 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15998 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.613 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15994 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.612 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.27 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.62 km WSW of Spring Glen, Utah · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.34 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 15987 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.518 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 15986 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.112 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15985 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.918 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 15980 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15976 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.914 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15976 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.94 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.212 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16042 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16049 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007205. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.