M1.8 earthquake 13 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 4:06 PM MST (23:06 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 20 km NW of Enoch, 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
- 1982-02-20 23:06:09 UTC
- Depth
- 15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.594° N, 113.373° 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, 4.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.020 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.64 km NNW of Glendale, Utah · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.925 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.413 km W of Veyo, Utah · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.015 km ENE of Newcastle, Utah · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.016 km E of Newcastle, Utah · 16224 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003820. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.