Utah earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 9 km ESE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Scipio, Utah on Mon, Mar 24, 1986, 7:53 PM MST (02:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time: Mon, Mar 24, 1986, 7:53 PM MST
UTC: 1986-03-25 02:53:01 UTC
Depth: 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.215° N, 111.999° W
Region: Utah
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.75	ML, local (Richter)	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · 2 stations
4.5	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 4 stations
4.5	mb, body-wave	USGS historic United States catalog	Final

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) at Redmond and Scipio, (IV) at Axtell, Fayette, Gunnison and Salina, (III) at Centerfield, Ephraim and Oak City.

Maximum observed Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) V

From the USGS event page for uu50028755. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 88°
Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028755 (also filed as ushis3924, usp0002s8d). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.