Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km ESE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Scipio, Utah on Thu, Jan 6, 1983, 11:25 PM MST (06:25 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SE of Mount Nebo, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-07 06:25:31 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.225° N, 111.983° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008185. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.