Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Levan, Utah on Tue, Aug 14, 1984, 5:14 AM MDT (11:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km SSW of Levan, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1984-08-14 11:14:15 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.618° N, 111.943° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15388 days ago · -3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.718 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.819 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15386 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.915 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15372 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.59 km S of Levan, Utah · 15367 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.711 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.313 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15353 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.49 km NW of Helper, Utah · 15351 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15351 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.912 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15346 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15340 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.116 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15339 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.212 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15339 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 15329 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.68 km ESE of Fairview, Utah · 15329 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 15397 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.89 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15401 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15407 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.613 km SE of Mapleton, Utah · 15413 days ago · -3 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50015315. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.