Utah earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km NW of Emery, Utah

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Emery, Utah on Wed, Nov 20, 1985, 1:23 AM MST (08:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km SE of Scipio, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-20 08:23:50 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.007° N, 111.334° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km SE of Scipio, Utah · 14908 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.51 km SSW of Scofield, Utah · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.613 km W of Nephi, Utah · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.54 km N of Kenilworth, Utah · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.48 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14887 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.30 km NNE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.93 km WNW of Manti, Utah · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.631 km NNE of Fremont, Utah · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.83 km SE of Levan, Utah · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.16 km NW of Hiawatha, Utah · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.513 km SSW of Levan, Utah · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.614 km ENE of Kenilworth, Utah · 14865 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Leamington, Utah · 14865 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.326 km WSW of Emery, Utah · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50027210. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.