M2.0 earthquake 7 km SSW of Hatch, Utah
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Hatch, Utah on Mon, Jan 27, 1986, 7:16 AM MST (14:16 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km SSW of Hatch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-27 14:16:21 UTC
- Depth
- -1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.580° N, 112.452° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028200. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.