M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSE of Joseph, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Joseph, Utah on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 4:34 AM MST (11:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-21 11:34:17 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.579° N, 112.196° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.715 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.810 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 15965 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.62 km E of Annabella, Utah · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.012 km NW of Richfield, Utah · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.016 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008015. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.