Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Scipio, Utah on Fri, Jun 11, 1982, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-11 20:49:59 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.376° N, 112.032° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16171 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.6Utah · 16164 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16157 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16155 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16142 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16142 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16140 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16140 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16133 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16191 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16195 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.1Utah · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.92 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNE of Goshen, Utah · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.716 km SW of Kanosh, Utah · 16203 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004775. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.