M1.7 earthquake 16 km SE of Torrey, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Torrey, Utah on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 10:41 PM MST (05:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 13 km SE of Torrey, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-17 05:41:16 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.212° N, 111.269° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.413 km SE of Torrey, Utah · 16229 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16185 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16176 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004250. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.