Utah earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Gunnison, Utah

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Gunnison, Utah on Mon, Jun 17, 1985, 7:27 PM MDT (01:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14 km WSW of Levan, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-18 01:27:31 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.203° N, 111.793° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15071 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.014 km WSW of Levan, Utah · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Marysvale, Utah · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.911 km SE of Spring City, Utah · 15055 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km SE of Manti, Utah · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.45 km ESE of Fayette, Utah · 15082 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.81 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15084 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.93 km SSE of Koosharem, Utah · 15085 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Koosharem, Utah · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.11 km S of Koosharem, Utah · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSE of Scipio, Utah · 15094 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50022305. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.