Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km S of Hiawatha, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km S of Hiawatha, Utah on Mon, Sep 27, 1982, 8:20 AM MDT (14:20 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1982-09-27 14:20:39 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.476° N, 111.014° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16077 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16051 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.212 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.94 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.74 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16044 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.69 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16040 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.01 km NE of Helper, Utah · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16039 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.211 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16038 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, Utah · 16038 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16037 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16033 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16032 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.012 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.115 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.7Utah · 16026 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.79 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16020 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.66 km NNE of Sunnyside, Utah · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.012 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.47 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.48 km W of Gunnison, Utah · 16086 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.520 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 16095 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16101 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005775. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.