Utah earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km N of Fayette, Utah

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km N of Fayette, Utah on Thu, Oct 27, 1983, 7:05 AM MDT (13:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-27 13:05:47 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.351° N, 111.834° 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
87°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 15665 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.28 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.39 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Sigurd, Utah · 15631 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.419 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 15628 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.310 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.1Utah · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.813 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.0Utah · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.411 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.27 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.310 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.411 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.38 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15678 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15695 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.77 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.311 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50011310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.