Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km E of Newcastle, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km E of Newcastle, Utah on Wed, Apr 21, 1982, 3:45 PM MST (22:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-21 22:45:28 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.649° N, 113.360° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16219 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.54 km E of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.022 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.213 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16199 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16188 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.97 km NW of Panguitch, Utah · 16186 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16181 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.04 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16172 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16172 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km ENE of Newcastle, Utah · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Beaver, Utah · 16232 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.413 km W of Veyo, Utah · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.925 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004275. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.