M2.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah on Thu, Mar 11, 1982, 10:50 AM MST (17:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km E of Malad City, Idaho. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-11 17:50:41 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.623° N, 112.353° 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, 1.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 23
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.97 km WNW of Snowville, Utah · 16259 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.24 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16253 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.64 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.63 km E of Malad City, Idaho · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.515 km S of Snowville, Utah · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.71 km S of North Salt Lake, Utah · 16235 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.76 km W of Bear River City, Utah · 16226 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.723 km S of Snowville, Utah · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003935. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.