Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah on Mon, Jul 19, 1982, 11:06 PM MDT (05:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-20 05:06:39 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.321° N, 111.109° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
8

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.118 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.12 km N of Santaquin, Utah · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.315 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.117 km NNW of Sunnyside, Utah · 16099 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.520 km NW of East Carbon City, Utah · 16084 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16136 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.120 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16140 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.6Utah · 16159 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16162 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.811 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005260. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.