Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km WSW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Emery, Utah on Sat, Jun 4, 1983, 11:20 AM MDT (17:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-04 17:20:42 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.777° N, 111.541° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15810 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.310 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15806 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 15805 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.514 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.912 km W of Emery, Utah · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.111 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15798 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.89 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15795 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.013 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15791 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15783 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of Wales, Utah · 15782 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.94 km WNW of Wales, Utah · 15782 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.816 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15778 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.06 km S of Levan, Utah · 15771 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15818 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.313 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15822 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.112 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15823 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.614 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15825 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.611 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15828 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.112 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15837 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.018 km ESE of Ephraim, Utah · 15840 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.414 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15841 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.19 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15845 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50009835. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.