Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 3:47 PM MST (22:47 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km NNE of Annabella, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-15 22:47:34 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.856° N, 112.585° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16211 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16204 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16198 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16185 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16181 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16176 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16173 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Beaver, Utah · 16231 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.2Utah · 16235 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16245 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.80.9 km W of Marysvale, UT · 16247 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.715 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.94 km ENE of Redmond, Utah · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004225. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.