Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NW of Orangeville, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Orangeville, Utah on Wed, May 25, 1983, 7:50 PM MDT (01:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 12 km W of Huntington, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-26 01:50:35 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.327° N, 111.156° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15823 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.313 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15822 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.412 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.930 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 15816 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.010 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.511 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.49 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15811 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.513 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.310 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15806 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.915 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 15805 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.514 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.411 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.912 km W of Emery, Utah · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.111 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15803 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15799 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.89 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15795 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 3.013 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15791 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15783 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.64 km WNW of Wales, Utah · 15782 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.94 km WNW of Wales, Utah · 15782 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.816 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15778 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.06 km S of Levan, Utah · 15771 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15829 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15837 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.018 km ESE of Ephraim, Utah · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.414 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15841 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.19 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15845 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.710 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.09 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15847 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.720 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15847 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.916 km NNE of Scipio, Utah · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.513 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15852 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50009715. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.