M2.0 earthquake 15 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Panguitch, Utah on Sun, Mar 6, 1983, 2:15 PM MST (21:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km NE of Antimony, 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, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-06 21:15:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.954° N, 112.478° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.118 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 15908 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Antimony, Utah · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.713 km NNE of Koosharem, Utah · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.412 km NE of Antimony, Utah · 15891 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Junction, Utah · 15865 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008795. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.