Utah earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km WSW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Emery, Utah on Fri, Apr 12, 1985, 7:26 PM MST (02:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-13 02:26:43 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.832° N, 111.521° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NW of Orangeville, Utah · 15129 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15121 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.92 km SSE of Fountain Green, Utah · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.29 km WNW of Orangeville, Utah · 15118 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.56 km ESE of Redmond, UT · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.122 km ESE of Sterling, Utah · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSE of Scipio, Utah · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.11 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.01 km SSW of Koosharem, Utah · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 15091 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.81 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15090 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.45 km ESE of Fayette, Utah · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15085 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Levan, Utah · 15148 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.57 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 15169 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020975. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.