M2.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Junction, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Junction, Utah on Mon, Apr 25, 1983, 8:38 PM MDT (02:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km S 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
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-26 02:38:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.284° N, 112.303° 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
- 237°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.510 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.57 km S of Panguitch, Utah · 15820 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.930 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 15817 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 15806 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50009375. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.