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Utah earthquakes in 1984

18 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Utah in 1984. The largest: M3.7 18 km SSW of Levan, Utah, Aug 16, 1984.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19831985

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Utah. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198413.118 km ESE of Mayfield, Utah
February 19840
March 198422.912 km WNW of Huntington, Utah
April 198422.815 km S of Saint George, Utah
May 19840
June 198422.59 km NW of Helper, Utah
July 19840
August 198443.718 km SSW of Levan, Utah
September 198422.822 km SSW of Snowville, Utah
October 198423.43 km ENE of Howell, Utah
November 198433.23 km SSE of Saint George, Utah
December 19840

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Utah nowWorldwide in 1984

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.