Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km E of Kenilworth, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km E of Kenilworth, Utah on Thu, Aug 5, 1982, 5:59 PM MDT (23:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-05 23:59:33 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.715° N, 110.591° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.353 km SSW of Bonanza, Utah · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.315 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.117 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16100 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.29 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 16097 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.520 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 16084 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.012 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.00 km S of Hiawatha, Utah · 16066 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16066 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16061 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16136 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.120 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16140 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005375. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.