Utah earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Utah on Fri, May 21, 1982, 3:29 PM MDT (21:29 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-21 21:29:53 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.331° N, 111.126° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16191 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.619 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.9Utah · 16175 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16174 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.910 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSE of Levan, Utah · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.917 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.212 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.811 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.86 km NNW of Helper, Utah · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.119 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 16162 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.6Utah · 16159 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.515 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.120 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16140 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.512 km N of Scipio, Utah · 16136 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.614 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.815 km NNE of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.714 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16135 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Goshen, Utah · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNE of Goshen, Utah · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.97 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.813 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 16205 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.618 km SE of Manti, Utah · 16210 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.818 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16212 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004535. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.