Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km E of Monroe, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Monroe, Utah on Mon, Jul 5, 1982, 10:12 AM MDT (16:12 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km ENE of Beaver, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-05 16:12:24 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.638° N, 112.033° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Beaver, Utah · 16138 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.710 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 16138 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16138 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16136 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.517 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16129 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.25 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.021 km WNW of Boulder Town, Utah · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.6Utah · 16160 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16168 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16175 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16177 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005155. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.