Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km SE of Manti, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Manti, Utah on Wed, May 5, 1982, 9:10 PM MDT (03:10 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-06 03:10:05 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.162° N, 111.466° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16213 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.97 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNE of Goshen, Utah · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 16206 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.1Utah · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16200 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16199 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16194 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16184 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.9Utah · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16182 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16178 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.811 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.6Utah · 16167 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16160 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.818 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16220 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.716 km SW of Levan, Utah · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.2Utah · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.826 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 16245 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.82 km SE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.512 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.314 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.913 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16247 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.918 km ESE of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004395. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.