M1.7 earthquake 10 km NNW of Hatch, Utah
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Hatch, Utah on Sat, Mar 5, 1983, 4:15 AM MST (11:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 15 km NNW of Panguitch, 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
- 1983-03-05 11:15:13 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.730° N, 112.490° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 21.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.015 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah · 15906 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.118 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Antimony, Utah · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.412 km NE of Antimony, Utah · 15882 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008770. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.