Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 20 km E of Kenilworth, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km E of Kenilworth, Utah on Tue, Mar 16, 1982, 12:23 PM MST (19:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-16 19:23:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.712° N, 110.567° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.04 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.9Utah · 16242 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.918 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.913 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.314 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.512 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.55 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.82 km SE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.826 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.618 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16210 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km WNW of East Carbon City, Utah · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.29 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16272 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.612 km E of Mapleton, Utah · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.549 km SSW of Bonanza, Utah · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.64 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16287 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003965. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.