M1.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Orangeville, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 2:18 AM MDT

UTC

1982-10-21 08:18:47 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.315° N, 111.148° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Orangeville, UtahPopulation 1,394. Forecast13 kmNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast91 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast111 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast658 kmN

After

1. 1.610 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Oct 21, 1:02 PM MDT · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 22, 3:06 AM MDT · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.68 km NNW of Helper, UtahSat, Oct 23, 8:03 AM MDT · 16053 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.212 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Oct 23, 11:17 PM MDT · 16052 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.510 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Oct 24, 12:27 PM MDT · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 29, 4:42 AM MDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.94 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Oct 29, 10:46 AM MDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.611 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 29, 4:17 PM MDT · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.74 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Oct 29, 10:44 PM MDT · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Oct 29, 11:05 PM MDT · 16046 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Oct 31, 6:25 AM MST · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.69 km NW of Helper, UtahMon, Nov 1, 10:54 AM MST · 16043 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 3, 12:29 PM MST · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
14. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Nov 4, 1:02 AM MST · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.01 km NE of Helper, UtahThu, Nov 4, 4:50 PM MST · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.912 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Nov 4, 6:49 PM MST · 16040 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Nov 4, 7:17 PM MST · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.211 km W of Huntington, UtahFri, Nov 5, 1:00 AM MST · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, UtahFri, Nov 5, 9:07 AM MST · 16039 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 5, 5:45 PM MST · 16039 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 6, 11:51 AM MST · 16038 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.721 km ESE of Glenwood, UtahSat, Nov 6, 10:13 PM MST · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.821 km ESE of Glenwood, UtahSat, Nov 6, 10:37 PM MST · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 9, 6:25 AM MST · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
25. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Nov 10, 7:57 PM MST · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Nov 11, 5:56 PM MST · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Nov 13, 8:33 AM MST · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 15, 9:59 AM MST · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.012 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 15, 10:57 AM MST · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.115 km N of Fayette, UtahMon, Nov 15, 6:23 PM MST · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.7UtahTue, Nov 16, 10:28 PM MST · 16028 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
32. 1.611 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 17, 9:06 AM MST · 16027 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Nov 18, 8:28 PM MST · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
34. 1.79 km NW of Huntington, UtahThu, Nov 18, 8:53 PM MST · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
35. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Nov 23, 6:34 PM MST · 16021 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.813 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Nov 24, 6:28 PM MST · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.66 km NNE of Sunnyside, UtahThu, Nov 25, 1:48 AM MST · 16020 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Nov 25, 3:54 AM MST · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.08 km NW of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 30, 4:13 AM MST · 16015 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Dec 5, 11:20 AM MST · 16009 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 9, 3:27 AM MST · 16006 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 9, 7:41 AM MST · 16005 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.613 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 9, 7:44 AM MST · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Dec 10, 4:35 AM MST · 16005 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
45. 1.612 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSun, Dec 12, 5:04 AM MST · 16003 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.27 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Dec 15, 4:26 PM MST · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
47. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 16, 5:08 AM MST · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
48. 1.62 km WSW of Spring Glen, UtahThu, Dec 16, 12:20 PM MST · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
49. 2.34 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 17, 9:13 AM MST · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.518 km E of Kenilworth, UtahFri, Dec 17, 9:33 PM MST · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
51. 2.112 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Dec 19, 10:34 AM MST · 15995 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away

Before

1. 1.712 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Oct 20, 4:32 AM MDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Oct 20, 3:59 AM MDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSat, Oct 16, 1:56 AM MDT · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Oct 15, 11:59 PM MDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 15, 7:24 AM MDT · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Oct 14, 2:44 AM MDT · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Oct 12, 6:25 PM MDT · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.510 km ENE of Leamington, UtahThu, Oct 7, 4:29 PM MDT · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Oct 3, 12:34 AM MDT · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, UtahTue, Sep 28, 11:10 AM MDT · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Sep 27, 9:47 PM MDT · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.00 km S of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Sep 27, 8:20 AM MDT · 16078 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, UtahFri, Sep 24, 7:24 PM MDT · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.911 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Sep 22, 11:25 PM MDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50006925. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.