M1.8 earthquake 0.9 km W of Marysvale, UT
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0.9 km W of Marysvale, UT on Mon, Mar 29, 1982, 10:21 AM MST (17:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 14 km WNW of Kanosh, 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
- 1982-03-29 17:21:56 UTC
- Depth
- 12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.450° N, 112.220° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km N of Beaver, Utah · 16232 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.114 km WNW of Kanosh, Utah · 16230 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 16229 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.413 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 16229 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16198 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004090. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.