Utah earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Eden, Utah

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Eden, Utah on Wed, Dec 4, 1985, 8:01 PM MST (03:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km E of Providence, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
1985-12-05 03:01:15 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.343° N, 111.690° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.228 km NNE of Henefer, Utah · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.812 km E of Providence, Utah · 14873 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.412 km E of Providence, Utah · 14872 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Portage, Utah · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.415 km NE of Huntsville, Utah · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.314 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.414 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.014 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.914 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14861 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.715 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.914 km ESE of Snowville, Utah · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km E of Snowville, Utah · 14917 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.111 km WNW of Garden City, Utah · 14921 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSW of Saint Charles, Idaho · 14921 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027580. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.