Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km S of Levan, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Levan, Utah on Tue, Sep 4, 1984, 4:30 PM MDT (22:30 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km NW of Helper, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-04 22:30:02 UTC
Depth
-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.472° N, 111.856° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.313 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15353 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.49 km NW of Helper, Utah · 15351 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15350 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.912 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15345 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15340 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.116 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15338 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.212 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15338 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 15329 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.68 km ESE of Fairview, Utah · 15328 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.78 km E of Clear Creek, Utah · 15312 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.912 km NW of Helper, Utah · 15310 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15372 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.915 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.819 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15385 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.718 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15385 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.99 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15387 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.79 km NW of Levan, Utah · 15388 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50015730. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.