Utah earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km SSW of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Levan, Utah on Thu, Aug 16, 1984, 2:26 PM MDT (20:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km NW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-16 20:26:10 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.392° N, 111.923° 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
69°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.915 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15371 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15370 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.59 km S of Levan, Utah · 15365 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.711 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.2Utah · 15355 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.313 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.49 km NW of Helper, Utah · 15349 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15349 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.912 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15344 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.814 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 15343 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15338 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.116 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15337 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.212 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.113 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 15336 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 15328 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.68 km ESE of Fairview, Utah · 15327 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.718 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15384 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.99 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15386 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Levan, Utah · 15386 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.89 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15399 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.69 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15405 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.613 km SE of Mapleton, Utah · 15411 days ago · -3 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50015345. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.