Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km NNW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Levan, Utah on Mon, Sep 12, 1983, 1:15 AM MDT (07:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-12 07:15:49 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.622° N, 111.916° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NW of Levan, Utah · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.312 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.914 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15712 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.011 km SW of Independence, Utah · 15712 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.013 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15710 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.311 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.77 km E of Mount Pleasant, Utah · 15703 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.412 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15701 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.38 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15684 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.411 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15683 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.310 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15683 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.27 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.411 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.0Utah · 15678 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.314 km N of Fayette, Utah · 15677 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.85 km SE of Aurora, Utah · 15671 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.28 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.39 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15731 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of Levan, Utah · 15733 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15733 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15735 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.911 km N of Fayette, Utah · 15735 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15735 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15736 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.49 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 15736 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.412 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15738 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.214 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.111 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.213 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.59 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.121 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15751 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50010835. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.