M2.4 earthquake 13 km W of Veyo, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km W of Veyo, Utah on Thu, Apr 8, 1982, 10:42 PM MST (05:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km E of Cane Beds, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-09 05:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.322° N, 113.848° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 193°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.015 km ENE of Newcastle, Utah · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.016 km E of Newcastle, Utah · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.116 km NW of Kanarraville, Utah · 16219 days ago · -3 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.54 km E of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.022 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.914 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.615 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.213 km W of Beryl Junction, Utah · 16200 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.016 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 16188 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50004185. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.