Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Scipio, Utah on Wed, May 19, 1982, 9:10 AM MDT (15:10 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km NNE of Annabella, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-19 15:10:05 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.359° N, 112.065° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Utah · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16196 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16195 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16190 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16180 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16178 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.6Utah · 16163 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16162 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16156 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16154 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.51 km NNE of Goshen, Utah · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16202 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.618 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.818 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16216 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004520. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.