M2.5 earthquake 10 km WSW of Circleville, Utah
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Circleville, Utah on Wed, Dec 11, 1985, 6:23 AM MST (13:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 31 km NNE of Fremont, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-11 13:23:47 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.129° N, 112.375° W
- Region
- Utah
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.615 km NW of Enoch, Utah · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.07 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 14848 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Elsinore, Utah · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.38 km SSW of Hatch, Utah · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.83 km N of Joseph, Utah · 14836 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027690. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.