M1.9 earthquake 9 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Wallsburg, Utah on Sun, Jun 27, 1982, 1:55 AM MDT (07:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km NW of Helper, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-27 07:55:34 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.308° N, 111.462° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 23
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16128 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.118 km E of Kenilworth, Utah · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.17 km NW of Helper, Utah · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.12 km N of Santaquin, Utah · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.315 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50005100. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.