M1.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Paragonah, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Paragonah, Utah on Sun, Jul 18, 1982, 7:29 AM MDT (13:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 18 km W of Hatch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-18 13:29:06 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.944° N, 112.685° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 15.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 183°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.018 km W of Hatch, Utah · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.517 km N of Panguitch, Utah · 16134 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.65 km NNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16101 days ago · -3 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.25 km ENE of Beaver, Utah · 16100 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.021 km WNW of Boulder Town, Utah · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 1.620 km S of Beaver, Utah · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.819 km S of Antimony, Utah · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.76 km W of Circleville, Utah · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Enterprise, Utah · 16155 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 16155 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.817 km W of Cedar City, Utah · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.516 km NE of Junction, Utah · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005225. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.