M2.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Mount Nebo, Utah

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 22, 1983, 4:44 AM MST

UTC

1983-01-22 11:44:48 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.939° N, 111.938° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

31

• Goshen, UtahPopulation 944. Forecast3 kmWSW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast14 kmWSW
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast41 kmSW
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast722 kmN

After

1. 1.55 km WSW of Fountain Green, UtahSat, Jan 22, 2:03 PM MST · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Jan 24, 3:18 PM MST · 15953 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.711 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Jan 26, 8:05 PM MST · 15951 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.811 km SE of Orangeville, UTThu, Jan 27, 8:17 PM MST · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.722 km ESE of Ephraim, UtahFri, Jan 28, 6:37 PM MST · 15949 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.710 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Jan 30, 5:58 AM MST · 15948 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.810 km NE of Leamington, UtahTue, Feb 1, 1:59 PM MST · 15945 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.911 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Feb 3, 8:55 PM MST · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.610 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 4, 2:18 AM MST · 15943 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.723 km SE of Ephraim, UtahFri, Feb 4, 11:23 PM MST · 15942 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.512 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 5, 1:34 AM MST · 15942 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.012 km WNW of Huntington, UtahSat, Feb 5, 4:01 PM MST · 15941 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.311 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 9, 2:04 PM MST · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.112 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Feb 10, 2:51 AM MST · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.612 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 12, 5:14 AM MST · 15935 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.513 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 12, 5:57 AM MST · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.111 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Feb 17, 2:44 AM MST · 15930 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Feb 17, 9:39 AM MST · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Feb 17, 11:06 PM MST · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.77 km NNW of Helper, UtahSat, Feb 19, 6:20 PM MST · 15927 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Feb 20, 6:30 PM MST · 15926 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 23, 6:54 PM MST · 15923 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.74 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSat, Mar 5, 5:28 PM MST · 15913 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.612 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Mar 12, 3:51 PM MST · 15906 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.713 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 17, 12:32 PM MST · 15901 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.911 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 17, 9:38 PM MST · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Mar 19, 1:15 PM MST · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.713 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 21, 9:15 AM MST · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.910 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 21, 8:25 AM MST · 15957 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.113 km WNW of Huntington, UtahFri, Jan 21, 3:00 AM MST · 15957 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.511 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Jan 20, 8:28 PM MST · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.613 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Jan 20, 6:34 PM MST · 15957 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.611 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Jan 19, 5:00 AM MST · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Jan 19, 4:35 AM MST · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.610 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Jan 19, 3:40 AM MST · 15959 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.410 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Jan 18, 5:42 AM MST · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.511 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Jan 14, 11:49 PM MST · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.89 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Jan 13, 4:49 PM MST · 15964 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.610 km W of Huntington, UtahWed, Jan 12, 10:46 AM MST · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.011 km WNW of Huntington, UtahFri, Jan 7, 11:49 PM MST · 15970 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.810 km ESE of Scipio, UtahThu, Jan 6, 11:25 PM MST · 15971 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.612 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Jan 5, 11:45 PM MST · 15972 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.813 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahMon, Jan 3, 10:34 PM MST · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Jan 3, 10:16 PM MST · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.713 km N of Fountain Green, UtahSun, Jan 2, 1:27 PM MST · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.914 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Dec 28, 10:03 AM MST · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.616 km NNW of Fayette, UtahTue, Dec 28, 7:03 AM MST · 15981 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008335 (also filed as usp0001sg3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.