Utah earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km WSW of Antimony, Utah

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Antimony, Utah on Thu, Mar 7, 1985, 1:10 AM MST (08:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km SW of Antimony, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-07 08:10:51 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.072° N, 112.153° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020185. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.