M1.6 earthquake 12 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 12, 1983, 3:51 PM MST

UTC

1983-03-12 22:51:39 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.327° N, 111.124° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

6

• Orangeville, UtahPopulation 1,394. Forecast13 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast92 kmSE
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast111 kmSSE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast659 kmN

After

1. 1.713 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 17, 12:32 PM MST · 15895 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.911 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Mar 17, 9:38 PM MST · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Mar 19, 1:15 PM MST · 15893 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
4. 3.35 km NE of Sunnyside, UtahTue, Mar 22, 4:12 AM MST · 15890 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.713 km NNE of Koosharem, UtahWed, Mar 23, 7:09 PM MST · 15889 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.712 km WNW of Huntington, UtahWed, Mar 23, 10:04 PM MST · 15889 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.220 km SE of Manti, UtahSun, Mar 27, 1:02 AM MST · 15886 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 5, 6:41 PM MST · 15876 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.012 km NW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Apr 6, 3:27 PM MST · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.213 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Apr 14, 3:50 PM MST · 15867 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.49 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Apr 17, 3:30 PM MST · 15864 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.81 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Apr 26, 2:31 AM MDT · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.813 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, Apr 26, 3:33 AM MDT · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.513 km NW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Apr 29, 12:04 AM MDT · 15853 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.916 km NNE of Scipio, UtahFri, Apr 29, 3:52 PM MDT · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 1:54 AM MDT · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.720 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 7:57 PM MDT · 15848 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.09 km NW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 3, 10:01 PM MDT · 15848 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.710 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahThu, May 5, 5:48 PM MDT · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, May 5, 7:28 PM MDT · 15846 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.19 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 6:19 PM MDT · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 7:04 PM MDT · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
23. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, May 7, 7:32 PM MDT · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.414 km NW of Orangeville, UtahMon, May 9, 10:25 PM MDT · 15842 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 10, 1:34 AM MDT · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.018 km ESE of Ephraim, UtahTue, May 10, 4:49 PM MDT · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.113 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahTue, May 10, 9:58 PM MDT · 15841 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

Before

1. 1.818 km NNE of Fremont, UtahWed, Mar 9, 4:51 PM MST · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.74 km SW of Hiawatha, UtahSat, Mar 5, 5:28 PM MST · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.84 km NW of Huntington, UtahFri, Mar 4, 12:03 AM MST · 15909 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.96 km NE of Kenilworth, UtahSun, Feb 27, 9:04 PM MST · 15913 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
5. 2.320 km E of Kenilworth, UtahThu, Feb 24, 6:53 AM MST · 15916 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.111 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahWed, Feb 23, 6:54 PM MST · 15917 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.84 km ENE of Redmond, UtahTue, Feb 22, 6:03 PM MST · 15918 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.810 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Feb 20, 6:30 PM MST · 15920 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.77 km NNW of Helper, UtahSat, Feb 19, 6:20 PM MST · 15921 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahThu, Feb 17, 11:06 PM MST · 15923 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, UtahThu, Feb 17, 9:39 AM MST · 15923 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.111 km WNW of Huntington, UtahThu, Feb 17, 2:44 AM MST · 15924 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.910 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSun, Feb 13, 2:37 PM MST · 15927 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.513 km NW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 12, 5:57 AM MST · 15928 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.612 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Feb 12, 5:14 AM MST · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.19 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahFri, Feb 11, 12:36 PM MST · 15929 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008835. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.