Utah earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah on Tue, Mar 22, 1983, 4:12 AM MST (11:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-03-22 11:12:33 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.581° N, 110.333° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50008935 (also filed as usp0001tuf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.