M2.0 earthquake 7 km WNW of Magna, Utah
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Magna, Utah on Tue, Apr 12, 1983, 10:51 PM MST (05:51 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km ENE of Wolf Creek, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-13 05:51:52 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.734° N, 112.179° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50009175. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.