M3.7 earthquake 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 1:58 AM MST (08:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-09 08:58:40 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.559° N, 112.575° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 11
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.419 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 15628 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.310 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.229 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.89 km S of Scipio, Utah · 15607 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.79 km E of Minersville, Utah · 15601 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15599 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.62 km W of Enoch, Utah · 15598 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.24 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50011660 (also filed as usp00020cd). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.