Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Utah on Tue, Nov 16, 1982, 10:28 PM MST (05:28 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-17 05:28:10 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.374° N, 111.881° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16016 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16008 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.08 km NW of Huntington, Utah · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.613 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15994 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15993 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.612 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.27 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.62 km WSW of Spring Glen, Utah · 15986 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.34 km WSW of Hiawatha, Utah · 15986 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.112 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15984 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Redmond, Utah · 15982 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.45 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.914 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.210 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15971 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.713 km N of Fountain Green, Utah · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.813 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15968 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.612 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.810 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 15965 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.011 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15964 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.610 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.89 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15958 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.62 km E of Annabella, Utah · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.98 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15958 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15957 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.115 km N of Fayette, Utah · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.55 km WNW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.811 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16022 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.821 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.721 km ESE of Glenwood, Utah · 16026 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.812 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.911 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16027 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.515 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 16027 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.64 km NE of Moroni, Utah · 16028 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.211 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.99 km SW of Hiawatha, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.912 km W of Huntington, Utah · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.01 km NE of Helper, Utah · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.713 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.39 km NNE of Marysvale, Utah · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50007560. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.