Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km E of Kenilworth, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km E of Kenilworth, Utah on Thu, Jul 15, 1982, 12:22 PM MDT (18:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-15 18:22:27 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.711° N, 110.566° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16136 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.118 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.353 km SSW of Bonanza, Utah · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.315 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.117 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16100 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.520 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 16084 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.811 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005210. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.