M2.3 earthquake 8 km SSW of Hatch, Utah
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Hatch, Utah on Thu, Feb 6, 1986, 5:19 AM MST (12:19 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-06 12:19:28 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.577° N, 112.471° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.4 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.412 km WSW of Panguitch, Utah · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.18 km SE of Kanarraville, Utah · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.81 km NW of Circleville, Utah · 14779 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028280. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.