Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km N of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km N of Scipio, Utah on Fri, Jun 18, 1982, 3:51 PM MDT (21:51 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-18 21:51:05 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.404° N, 112.095° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.6Utah · 16165 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16158 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16156 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16143 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16141 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16141 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16141 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16141 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16134 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16176 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16180 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16182 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16197 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16198 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.1Utah · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004965. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.