Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Scipio, Utah on Fri, Apr 29, 1983, 3:52 PM MDT (21:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km W of Emery, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-29 21:52:06 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.376° N, 112.014° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.720 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15855 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.09 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15853 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.19 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15851 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.414 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15849 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.018 km ESE of Ephraim, Utah · 15848 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.113 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.112 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.014 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15838 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.212 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.611 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.614 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNW of Marysvale, Utah · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.112 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.313 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.412 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15826 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.930 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.86 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.010 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15819 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.511 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.49 km WNW of Mona, Utah · 15819 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.513 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15818 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.310 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.211 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15814 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.915 km SSE of Mayfield, Utah · 15813 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.514 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.411 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.912 km W of Emery, Utah · 15811 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.111 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.810 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.311 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15806 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.89 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.513 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15860 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.813 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15863 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.81 km W of Huntington, Utah · 15863 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.49 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15871 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.213 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15874 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.012 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.811 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15883 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50009420. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.