M2.2 earthquake 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah on Sat, Dec 10, 1983, 4:50 PM MST (23:50 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km WNW of Fayette, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-10 23:50:54 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.556° N, 112.555° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km S of Scipio, Utah · 15617 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.79 km E of Minersville, Utah · 15611 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15608 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.62 km W of Enoch, Utah · 15607 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.37 km WNW of Fayette, Utah · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.24 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15605 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 2.310 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.419 km S of Kanosh, Utah · 15638 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.729 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.67 km W of Sigurd, Utah · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.813 km SW of Beaver, Utah · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50011680. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.