M3.4 earthquake 13 km SE of Torrey, Utah
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Torrey, Utah on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 11:00 PM MST (06:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km NNE of Annabella, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-17 06:00:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.215° N, 111.304° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.84 km NNE of Annabella, Utah · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.14 km WSW of Glenwood, Utah · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Annabella, Utah · 16185 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.88 km WSW of Circleville, Utah · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.67 km SSE of Annabella, Utah · 16176 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004255. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.