Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Orangeville, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Orangeville, Utah on Sun, Dec 19, 1982, 10:34 AM MST (17:34 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-19 17:34:18 UTC
Depth
-3.5 km (-2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.318° N, 111.146° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007980. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.