M2.1 earthquake 9 km WNW of Glendale, Utah
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Glendale, Utah on Wed, Apr 10, 1985, 8:50 PM MST (03:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NW of Glendale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-11 03:50:00 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.358° N, 112.694° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 23.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.512 km NW of Glendale, Utah · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Brian Head, Utah · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayUtah earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50020930. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.