Utah earthquakes in 1983
25 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1983. The largest: M3.9 4 km NNE of West Valley City, Utah, Oct 8, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 2.522 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.020 km ENE of Halls Crossing, Utah · 2 km deep
- 3.729 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah · 7 km deep
- 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.74 km NNE of West Valley City, Utah · 9 km deep
- 3.94 km NNE of West Valley City, Utah · 12 km deep
- 2.512 km WNW of Huntington, Utah · 5 km deep
- 3.010 km NE of Henefer, Utah · 11 km deep
- 2.6Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.923 km ENE of Halls Crossing, Utah · 13 km deep
- 2.611 km W of Huntington, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.813 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 3.013 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.511 km W of Huntington, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.712 km W of Huntington, Utah · 4 km deep
- 2.912 km W of Emery, Utah · 5 km deep
- 2.514 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 7 km deep
- 3.212 km SE of Hanksville, Utah · 16 km deep
- 3.35 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah · 2 km deep
- 2.76 km NE of Enterprise, Utah · 12 km deep
- 3.557km ESE of Caliente, NV · -1 km deep
- 2.730 km N of Halls Crossing, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.835 km N of Halls Crossing, Utah · 6 km deep
- 2.92 km SE of Mount Nebo, Utah · 4 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 3 | 2.9 | 2 km SE of Mount Nebo, Utah |
| February 1983 | 1 | 3.5 | 57km ESE of Caliente, NV |
| March 1983 | 2 | 3.3 | 5 km NE of Sunnyside, Utah |
| April 1983 | 0 | ||
| May 1983 | 1 | 3.2 | 12 km SE of Hanksville, Utah |
| June 1983 | 6 | 3.0 | 13 km W of Huntington, Utah |
| July 1983 | 2 | 2.7 | 12 km W of Huntington, Utah |
| August 1983 | 3 | 3.0 | 10 km NE of Henefer, Utah |
| September 1983 | 1 | 2.5 | 12 km WNW of Huntington, Utah |
| October 1983 | 3 | 3.9 | 4 km NNE of West Valley City, Utah |
| November 1983 | 0 | ||
| December 1983 | 3 | 3.7 | 29 km SSW of Kanosh, Utah |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.