Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km N of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km N of Scipio, Utah on Mon, Jul 26, 1982, 8:33 PM MDT (02:33 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-27 02:33:08 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.370° N, 112.099° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.12 km N of Santaquin, Utah · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.86 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16092 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.48 km W of Gunnison, Utah · 16077 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.47 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.312 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.911 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16137 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16139 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16139 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.07 km E of Monroe, Utah · 16152 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Annabella, Utah · 16154 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005325. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.