Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Annabella, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Annabella, Utah on Fri, Jan 14, 1983, 6:50 AM MST (13:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km NW of Richfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-14 13:50:39 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.712° N, 112.032° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NW of Richfield, Utah · 15951 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.722 km ESE of Ephraim, Utah · 15942 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15941 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Leamington, Utah · 15939 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.723 km SE of Ephraim, Utah · 15935 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.016 km WNW of Emery, Utah · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.84 km ENE of Redmond, Utah · 15917 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.015 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 15906 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.818 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 15902 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15958 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.810 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 15964 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.45 km SSE of Joseph, Utah · 15981 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Redmond, Utah · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Redmond, Utah · 15982 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008240. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.