M1.8 earthquake 5 km SE of Aurora, Utah

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 2, 1983, 1:30 PM MST

UTC

1983-11-02 20:30:00 UTC

Depth

-2.5 km (-1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.885° N, 111.896° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

8

• Aurora, UtahPopulation 1,029. Forecast5 kmSE
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast122 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast151 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast605 kmN

After

1. 2.28 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Nov 2, 10:19 PM MST · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.39 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Nov 4, 10:06 PM MST · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.67 km W of Sigurd, UtahTue, Dec 6, 10:06 AM MST · 15631 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.729 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 9, 1:58 AM MST · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.419 km S of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 9, 4:42 AM MST · 15628 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.310 km NW of Fayette, UtahFri, Dec 9, 10:24 AM MST · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.1UtahSat, Dec 10, 1:35 PM MST · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.229 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahSat, Dec 10, 4:50 PM MST · 15626 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 15, 12:32 PM MST · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.813 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 15, 9:55 PM MST · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.522 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 27, 8:04 PM MST · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.422 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Dec 29, 7:58 PM MST · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.89 km S of Scipio, UtahFri, Dec 30, 7:12 AM MST · 15607 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 2.314 km N of Fayette, UtahThu, Oct 27, 7:05 AM MDT · 15671 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.0UtahTue, Oct 25, 8:19 PM MDT · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.411 km W of Huntington, UtahSun, Oct 23, 3:11 PM MDT · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.27 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 21, 6:56 PM MDT · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.310 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Oct 21, 2:10 AM MDT · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.411 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Oct 20, 10:35 PM MDT · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.38 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Oct 20, 1:37 AM MDT · 15678 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.59 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Oct 15, 7:58 PM MDT · 15682 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.712 km W of Huntington, UtahSat, Oct 15, 9:20 AM MDT · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50011380. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.