Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Levan, Utah on Mon, Aug 29, 1983, 6:20 PM MDT (00:20 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km N of Fayette, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-08-30 00:20:40 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.479° N, 111.950° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 21.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km N of Fayette, Utah · 15730 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15730 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15728 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Levan, Utah · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.714 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15725 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Levan, Utah · 15717 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.613 km NW of Levan, Utah · 15717 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15714 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.914 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.011 km SW of Independence, Utah · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.013 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.311 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.77 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15696 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.38 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15679 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.411 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15678 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.310 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.27 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.411 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.0Utah · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.314 km N of Fayette, Utah · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15731 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.49 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15731 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.412 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.214 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15738 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.111 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.213 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15740 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.59 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.121 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15746 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.6Utah · 15754 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50010700. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.