Utah earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km N of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km N of Scipio, Utah on Tue, Aug 14, 1984, 3:43 PM MDT (21:43 UTC), -3 km (-2 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-14 21:43:44 UTC
Depth
-3.4 km (-2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.330° N, 112.093° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.718 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15377 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.819 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 15377 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.915 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.912 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15364 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.59 km S of Levan, Utah · 15358 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.711 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15357 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 15356 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.09 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 15356 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.2Utah · 15348 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.313 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15345 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.912 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15342 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.912 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15337 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.814 km WSW of Joseph, Utah · 15336 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.010 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15332 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.116 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15330 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.212 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 15330 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.113 km SSE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.67 km E of Leamington, Utah · 15321 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.68 km ESE of Fairview, Utah · 15320 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Levan, Utah · 15379 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.89 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15392 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Scipio, Utah · 15398 days ago · -3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.613 km SE of Mapleton, Utah · 15404 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50015325. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.