Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km N of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km N of Scipio, Utah on Mon, Jul 19, 1982, 6:35 PM MDT (00:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-20 00:35:10 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.358° N, 112.114° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16137 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.513 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16130 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.12 km N of Santaquin, Utah · 16105 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16091 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16138 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16151 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16154 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.6Utah · 16160 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005255. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.