Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah on Fri, May 14, 1982, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-14 21:30:07 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.612° N, 113.347° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
7

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004440. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.