Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km N of Panguitch, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km N of Panguitch, Utah on Wed, Jul 21, 1982, 9:35 PM MDT (03:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-22 03:35:07 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.977° N, 112.473° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 15.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16102 days ago · -3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.25 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16100 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.021 km WNW of Boulder Town, Utah · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km W of Hatch, Utah · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.710 km NE of Paragonah, Utah · 16137 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.620 km S of Beaver, Utah · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16153 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.