Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km ESE of Scipio, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Scipio, Utah on Thu, Mar 27, 1986, 3:21 PM MST (22:21 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1986-03-27 22:21:01 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.218° N, 112.032° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14794 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSE of Spring City, Utah · 14789 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.46 km NW of Fayette, Utah · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.624 km ESE of Woodland Hills, Utah · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.99 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14786 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.711 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14779 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.72 km ENE of Fountain Green, Utah · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.520 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 14771 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.613 km E of Manti, Utah · 14766 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.69 km W of Hiawatha, Utah · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.111 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14764 days ago · -3 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.931 km SW of Emery, Utah · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.811 km NNW of Orangeville, Utah · 14753 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.110 km SW of Clear Creek, Utah · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14801 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.79 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14802 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.010 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.89 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.39 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.69 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.39 km E of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.29 km ESE of Scipio, Utah · 14803 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Marysvale, Utah · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14808 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.87 km N of Fayette, Utah · 14809 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14810 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14810 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.73 km NW of Genola, Utah · 14810 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNW of Fayette, Utah · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.718 km E of Leamington, Utah · 14814 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.011 km W of Huntington, Utah · 14816 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50028815. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.