M1.8 earthquake 11 km E of Kenilworth, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km E of Kenilworth, Utah on Sat, Jun 19, 1982, 11:45 PM MDT (05:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 19 km ESE of Sterling, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-20 05:45:44 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.700° N, 110.673° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16162 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.6Utah · 16159 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.99 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 16158 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.120 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16140 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.118 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.9Utah · 16175 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16191 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.1Utah · 16195 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.