M2.4 earthquake 19 km S of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19 km S of Kanosh, Utah on Fri, Dec 9, 1983, 4:42 AM MST (11:42 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 18 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-09 11:42:48 UTC
- Depth
- 19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.628° N, 112.476° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.310 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.229 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.89 km S of Scipio, Utah · 15607 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.79 km E of Minersville, Utah · 15602 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.118 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.820 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15599 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.721 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.24 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50011665. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.