Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km N of Santaquin, Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Santaquin, Utah on Fri, Aug 20, 1982, 10:09 AM MDT (16:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-20 16:09:47 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.998° N, 111.788° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km NW of Dugway, Utah · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.29 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah · 16096 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.814 km NNW of Summit Park, Utah · 16095 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16090 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.48 km W of Gunnison, Utah · 16075 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.47 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.012 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.55 km ESE of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.65 km ESE of Saratoga Springs, Utah · 16069 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.00 km S of Hiawatha, Utah · 16066 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.3Utah · 16065 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.79 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16065 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.33 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.510 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.84 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.34 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.412 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16128 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005450. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.