Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NW of Panguitch, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Panguitch, Utah on Sun, May 30, 1982, 3:57 PM MDT (21:57 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-30 21:57:47 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.873° N, 112.492° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km ESE of Minersville, Utah · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.97 km SSE of Minersville, Utah · 16183 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16178 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of New Harmony, Utah · 16174 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16168 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16152 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.620 km S of Beaver, Utah · 16139 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 16139 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.018 km W of Hatch, Utah · 16139 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.517 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16190 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16200 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004645. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.