M1.7 earthquake 14 km SSW of Antimony, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Antimony, Utah on Wed, Mar 16, 1983, 8:23 AM MST (15:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km NE of Antimony, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-16 15:23:26 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.006° N, 112.086° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 29.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.713 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 15889 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.412 km NE of Antimony, Utah · 15882 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.