M1.8 earthquake 7 km E of Leamington, Utah
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Leamington, Utah on Wed, Mar 19, 1986, 3:59 PM MST (22:59 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km E of Scipio, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-19 22:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.539° N, 112.202° 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, 14.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 154°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.39 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.89 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.010 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14801 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14800 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.38 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14799 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14798 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.615 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 14788 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.46 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.624 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 14776 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.520 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 14770 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.613 km E of Manti, Utah · 14765 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.69 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14763 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.965 km SW of Dugway, Utah · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.364 km SW of Dugway, Utah · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.61 km NW of Cedar Valley, Utah · 14750 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.110 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 1.87 km N of Fayette, Utah · 14807 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.58 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14808 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.78 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.73 km NW of Genola, Utah · 14808 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.97 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14811 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.718 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14813 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.68 km WSW of Fayette, Utah · 14814 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14814 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.96 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14829 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.913 km WSW of Eureka, Utah · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028675. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.