Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km SW of Kanosh, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Kanosh, Utah on Tue, May 18, 1982, 1:26 AM MDT (07:26 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-18 07:26:52 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.684° N, 112.560° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16186 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.97 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 16186 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16182 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16176 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16174 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16205 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.818 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16212 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004480. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.